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Feature: Leading the charge
Convention '08
New AFT president vows to fight for national reform agenda
Ten new Executive Council Members
Delegates back dues increase
Kickin' down the doors: Higher education breakfast honors McElroy, welcomes Weingarten
What's important to higher ed: At divisional meeting, delegates discuss priorities, shape resolutions and recognize their colleagues
Special Olympian inspires delegates, urges involvement
Zimbabwean teachers honored with human rights award
Q&A with the new AFT president, Randi Weingarten
Where We Stand
Answering the challenge
Speak Out
Do clickers improve learning?
NO: Technology is not pedagogy
by Alan Groveman
YES: They engage and empower students
by Ana Ciereszko
Campus Clips
Money talks: Public service lacks luster for the crème de la crème
Higher ed harmonizes in Europe
For part-timers, a solution to too much freeway flying
California bill raises cap on workload
From salaries to state budgets, education facts at your disposal
AFT launches new online higher education data center
Schedule changes set off university uproar
AFT president asks governor to investigate pattern of abuse
Tips on filing for unemployment benefits
Access to unemployment insurance benefits for contingent faculty
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State Lines
AZ; IL; MT; NY; WA
On The Hill
Higher ed bill finally clears Congress: Impact on students and colleges is broad and mostly positive
Your Money
Some days you eat the bear ... some days the bear eats you
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Academic Freedom Forum
Informants R us; Profs, politics and bias, Penssylvania Squeaks (This link takes you to the AFT higher education area)
Mailbox
Students and credit cards; Obama for president; Corrections
Lifetimes
Building on a legacy of activism: Retirees continue to make invaluable contributions
Convention delegates back Obama
Where They Stand
(These two articles are in our Campaign '08 section, which is for AFT members only and requires registration. (PDF document))
