HELU Events

January 27 – Workshop on Higher Ed Candidate Questionnaires

Join HELU member union leaders from around the country Tuesday, January 27 at 7 ET / 6 CT / 5 MT / 4 PT to learn about how to use HELU’s candidate questionnaire to gather information and education higher education workers, students, and allies about where candidates for public office stand on our issues. This

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December 3 – Why American Higher Education Needs An Overhaul – In NYC

December 36-7:30pm ET275 7th Avenue, NYCRegister here Join the Century Foundation, Jain Family Institute, and Higher Education Labor United for a presentation and discussion of a new proposal to fundamentally remake American higher education. American higher education is in crisis, with the existing system failing students, workers, and the public at large while catering to

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canceled – December 17 – HELU Open House

The December HELU Open House has been canceled. Register here for the January 21 HELU Open House. Higher education remains the target of continued political attacks from the federal government. College and university administrations remain too slow in their response with many obeying in advance by cutting programs and taking extreme actions against “problematic” faculty

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November 19 – HELU Open House

Higher education remains the target of continued political attacks from the federal government. College and university administrations remain too slow in their response with many obeying in advance by cutting programs and taking extreme actions against “problematic” faculty and our international students and workers. Higher ed workers – staff, faculty, university healthcare workers, facilities &

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November 17 – Candidate Forum for the November 2025 HELU Election

Come hear from the November 2025 candidates for HELU’s Steering Committee (term 2026-2028) at the Candidate Forum on November 17 at 7 PM ET / 6 CT / 5 MT / 4 PT. HELU delegates and at-large members should have received Candidate Forum registration information via email. If you have registration questions or would like

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November 5 & 10 – Michigan Senate Candidate Town Hall Series

Higher Ed Labor United invites you and your members to join the Michigan Senate Candidate Town Hall Series, featuring Democratic candidates discussing their higher education policy agendas and fielding questions directly from faculty, staff, and students. REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 5 AND/OR 10 here! Each candidate will spend 30–40 minutes responding to both prepared and audience questions about issues impacting our

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