HELU Events
September 14 – Accreditation and You
Join the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom on Monday, September 14, at 7 p.m. ET for “Accreditation and You,” a webinar to learn about the far right’s attempt to capture higher ed accreditation, what is changing and why it matters, and how you can join in the fight and take action. In…
September 16 – HELU Open House
HELU is powered by our member unions and their delegates, as well as everyone who joins in our committee work. We are looking to expand our work and the only way we can do that is with more capacity in HELU’s committees. Come to the Open House to find your place within HELU! Learn more…
September 1 – Raise Hell for Pell National Town Hall
College shouldn’t require mortgaging your future. No student should graduate with crushing debt. But the college affordability crisis is also an existential crisis for our institutions. When students lose financial aid, enrollment and tuition revenue decline, putting pressure on colleges to cut academic programs, faculty and staff positions, and student services—and, in severe cases, close…
October 24 – Fighting for the Future of Higher Education: Labor Organizing, Bargaining, and Policy Advocacy in the Age of EdTech and AI
Welcome Reception / October 23 / 6-8 PM Central / Chicago, ILWorkshop / October 24 / 9AM-5 PM Central / University of Illinois-Chicago Register Here Employers and legislators are pushing Ed Tech and Artificial Intelligence through universities and colleges across the USA. Organized labor needs a comprehensive response that builds our organizing capacity through bargaining…
July 29 – Raise Hell for Pell: Double it NOW!
Time: 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PTLocation: Online – Register hereJoin students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members from across the country for a Campus Organizing Assembly to launch the Raise Hell for Pell campaign. The fight to protect and expand Pell Grants is about protecting the program now and winning a new higher education system…
July 25 – Grievance Procedures, Anti-Discrimination Protections & Organizing Strategy in Higher Education
The Graduate Labor Organization at Brown University (GLO-AFT Local 6516) and Higher Education Labor United (HELU) invite you to a deep-dive session about grievance procedures, anti-discrimination protections, and organizing to win better and more comprehensive defenses in our workplaces. This is a hybrid event. Please register to attend either online or in-person using this form.…