2016年10月27日 星期四

NYU president: High tuition causes ‘unacceptable financial strain’

"“The plain fact is that tuition at NYU places an unacceptable financial strain on too many students. NYU is not unique in that regard by any means, but we have been among the most conspicuous.”
The Washington Post interviewed President Andy Hamilton about his efforts to rein in the cost of attendance.

Andrew Hamilton wants to limit price hikes at a school that charges $66,000…
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哈佛的「人道戰爭」:食堂員工勝利了

BREAKING: Harvard will pay its full-time dining workers at least $35,000 a year under a new contract, conceding on one of the most contentious points of the tense, months-long contract negotiations.
Harvard will pay its dining workers at least $35,000 a year under a new…
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一開始,是「在這所最富有的大學裡工作的一群收入最低的員工,決定為自己和家人的利益亮明立場」。
現在,在這場戰鬥中,「為爭取更為人道的解決方案而戰的一方取得了勝利」。
為反對增加醫保費用、謀求更高工資,在哈佛收入最低的食堂員工進行了為期三周的罷工和抗議活動。日前該校表示已解決醫保和工資問題,食堂員工將於本週重返工作崗位。
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