Sometimes folks toss around the idea of a 'faculty lounge' as shorthand for a disconnected elite. Here's the reality: there's no lounge and most college classes are taught by underpaid adjuncts and graduate students.

Spring wildflowers at Sagehen Creek

Link to full article: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu... 3/3

Congratulations to Maryland United Acadmics AAUP-AFT for their big win on collective bargaining rights for non-tenure-track faculty!

. . . to ensure faculty *and graduate assistant and all professional employee* collective bargaining rights are in statute . . .

Congratulations to our union siblings in the administrative and clerical positions of Nevada state gov on their decision to form a union with AFSCME 4041 in Nevada today! They’ll be working on a collective bargaining agreement…and we hope to follow their lead soon! UNR is a unionizing campus!

Good morning Bluesky from the independent voice of the faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno! We’re organizing to defend higher education, academic freedom, and an accessible university that empowers students and faculty. The Wolf Pack works because we do!

Faculty at Pennsylvania State University voted to unionize by a 75% margin. The unit has both tenure and non-tenure system faculty. Campaign is affiliated with SEIU radio.wpsu.org/2026-05-14/p...

The Senate Banking Committee is considering the CLARITY Act, a bill that would open workers’ retirement accounts to volatile cryptocurrency, jeopardizing millions of workers’ retirement security. The Senate must stand with workers and reject this bill.

Alaska Legislature approves bill to revive public pension system, now headed to Dunleavy’s desk. From the @AlaskaBeacon:

Iran war wiped out $223B in public pension funding. www.plansponsor.com/iran-war-rel...

NEW today in the New York Times: In the face of unprecedented authoritarian attacks, the AAUP is building a powerful and militant resistance movement in defense of American higher education, the freedom to learn, and our democracy. Join Us!

Time to go down the alphabet on down-ballot Regents races. nevadacurrent.com/2026/04/10/n...

"The implications for Nevada—home to four national monuments—worry public land advocates like Friends of Nevada Wilderness executive director and former BLM employee Shaaron Netherton. lasvegasweekly.com/news/2026/ap...

Remember when we were cautioned as a nation to make wise choices? I do. youtu.be/riDypP1KfOU?...

It doesn't look good.

#NoKings Reno

Close to 75 faculty, staff and students associated with the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno on Friday voted to proceed with a no-confidence vote against the college’s dean, Donald Easton-Brooks. More: thisisreno.com/2026/03/east...

The most probable age of the Schrödinger Equation is 100 years. cen.acs.org/physical-che...

The health insurance program for Nevada workers is suffering from a “perfect storm” of problems that could lead to plan changes for thousands of people starting in July. Eric Neugeboren reports on how we got here, and what comes next: thenevadaindependent.com/article/some...

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

I mean we knew this was what was happening but it’s really nice to have proof for all the people saying we were just being dramatic or reading into things or making shit up 😒😒😒

Alternative math.

The Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System #NVPERS recently released the Actuarial Valuation for FY2025 (as of 6/30/2025) from its actuaries. It is the strongest report in years, perhaps decades. #NVLEG

TMCC settles lawsuit on infringement of academic freedom for $300K after losing appeal to the Ninth Circuit. thisisreno.com/2025/11/tmcc...

NEW: The bill to expand Nevada's film tax credit program is officially dead after the Senate rejected it — and won't vote again on it. It means the state won’t be on the hook for $120M in annual tax credits, and it marks a loss for Gov. Joe Lombardo. thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...

Musk’s $1 trillion pay package isn’t Nevada’s fault, but it symbolizes a lot of stuff that is nevadacurrent.com/2025/11/07/m...

“The anti-trans movement likes to cloak its transphobia & transmisogyny in a patently genocidal language of social contagion… The language of modern day transphobia is very similar to National Socialist views on homosexuality.” Transphobia is rooted in recycled homophobia. It belongs in the trash.

No surprise here

The first Reno Women’s March in Jan. 2017 was 10,000 strong - the largest protest Reno had seen. Today, our community nearly doubled that number for #NoKings. Northern Nevada is loud and clear that we will not tolerate hate and division. @50501nnv.bsky.social @renoactiongroup.bsky.social

90 in the rain for #NoKings in deep-red Parsons, Kansas, including my 100-year-old WWII Army Air Corps veteran father!

From a buddy: No Kings Rally in Reno Nevada today #NoKings #NoTyrants #NoFascists

Reno, NV, we love you ❤️ #NoKings @maddow.msnbc.com @indivisible.org

Nevada higher education is under siege. We must fight back. thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...

SATURDAY Stand Up. Fight Back. #NoKings Find an event near you. www.nokings.org#map

BREAKING: WE WON!!! 💥 💥 💥 Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment. Full ruling here:

⬇️ NEWS: “This is a historic ruling that should have immediate implications for the Trump administration’s policies. If the First Amendment means anything, it means the government can’t imprison people simply because it disagrees with their political views." knightcolumbia.org/content/in-l...

“‘No law’ means ‘no law” glad to be a member of @aaup.org who today won a case that speaking out on behalf of the human rights of Palestinians is protected speech for all, not just citizens www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Aspiring Educators are on campus at the College of Southern Nevada this week, connecting with students and building momentum for a brand-new chapter in Southern Nevada. The future of our union is growing stronger every day! #UnionStrong

WE'RE MARCHING! In Saturday's Pride parade - 10AM in Midtown. Let's gather a HUGE COALITION OF ALLIES to send a LOUD message to elected officials, community and, most importantly, to our LGBTQIA+ community that we are committed to protecting their civil liberties and human rights.#nevadapride

Seemed appropriate today.

Closing arguments today in @aaup.org AAUP v Rubio. Higher education under attack through ideological deportations. knightcolumbia.org/content/land...

Innocent 3-minute gap in the video. Just the Rose Mary Stretch. @dicknixon.bsky.social

Nevada PERS investment performance for FY2025 as of 6/30/2025 was 10.6%, well above the actuarial assumed rate of 7.25%, but lagging from the 11.5% market benchmark due to underperformance of private real estate and private equity allocations. 1/

ICE is using an anonymous doxing blacklist (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_...) to target student protesters at American universities.

"When we began bargaining, the University of Maine System said they wanted to work together to improve conditions for graduate workers. Nearly two years later, I’m tired of platitudes and inaction." @uawregion9a.bsky.social www.bangordailynews.com/2025/07/09/o...

Public employees deserve the right to collectively bargain! Glad to see Utah fighting back. Nevada Faculty Alliance @nvfa.bsky.social hopes to see Nevada expand collective bargaining to #HigherEd faculty next session (we'll keep trying until we get rights!)

@aaup.org defends First Amendment rights. "the government conceded that noncitizens lawfully present in the United States have the same First Amendment rights as citizens. But it later walked back that concession, claiming that there are 'nuances'..." knightcolumbia.org/content/aaup...

“Tens of thousands have gathered for the Budapest Pride march, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists.” Solidarity with everyone marching at Budapest Pride today. It’s beautiful to see so many people resisting authoritarian politics. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈