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The 30th annual NEA Higher Education Conference will be held March 2-4 at the Palmer House hotel in Chicago. Its theme, "Defining our Values, Affirming our Ideas," promises to be inclusive of full-time and part-time faculty, professional staff, and education support professionals in higher education. Look for sessions on organizing, professional development, and policy -- and featured speaker U.S. Rep. Jessie Jackson, Jr.. To register, go here. For more information, and to download a preliminary conference agenda, go here.
Why you should care about the Occupy Movement
NEA's Office of Higher Ed sat down with Henry Giroux to talk about the Occupy Movement and what faculty and staff might learn from its student protesters. Read more.Where are the graduates?
The nation's economic future rests on an educated workforce, says President Obama. But it's no coincidence that college completion rates -- and funding for higher education -- have both declined. Learn more.College affordability
President Obama has unveiled a comprehensive plan to make college more affordable. And certainly, today's debt-burdened students and graduates could use some help! Learn more. Also, Vice-President Joe Biden visited a Pennsylvania high school on Jan.to talk about the White House's commitment to college affordability. He asks: Is the American Dream broken? Read more here.Help for aging community colleges
The proposed Fix America's Schools Today Act includes $5 billion to rebuild and modernize community colleges. How do you prepare students for 21st century jobs in 20th century facilities? Learn more and help NEA to lobby effectively for this much-needed money.This is your chance! Become a better leader.
The NEA Office of Higher Education is currently soliciting nominations and accepting applications for the 2013 class of the Emerging Leaders Academy. Learn more about terrific organizing work done recently in California by Class of 2012 in this story. Also learn more about ELA's purpose, its training activities, and how to apply here.For more news from the NEA Office of Higher Education, go here.
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To learn more about the work of the NEA in higher education and the issues and priorities of our higher education members—faculty, education support professionals, academic professionals and graduate assistants—follow these links to NEA's Higher Education program.
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