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‘Time to Go Big’ – Inside Higher Ed

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Unions and education policy groups are pushing for more accountability for institutions, including whether students end up broke.

When the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers recently launched a campaign to hold the nation’s colleges and universities more accountable for how they treat workers, the groups’ leaders had an ambitious goal in mind.

“It’s time to go big,” said Irene Mulvey, president of the association of professors.

At a time when unions representing faculty and staff are calling out some colleges and universities for laying off workers without dipping more deeply into their budget reserves, or for spending money on things such as renovating a football stadium, the associations are pushing the federal government to impose more strict requirements on colleges and universities that receive federal funds.

Meanwhile, the Institute for College Access and Success, run by James Kvaal until he was nominated last week by President Biden to be the nation’s top official on higher education policy, is also calling for toughening expectations on institutions getting federal dollars.

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