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Catholic University fires instructor over speaker s comments

The instructor was fired after a doula spoke in her class about clients having abortions. Antiabortion activists celebrated, while academic freedom advocates were horrified. Melissa Goldberg, a psychology lecturer at Catholic University of America, invited a doula and community health worker to speak to her Lifespan Development class. A week later, the university announced that Goldberg had been fired.

Spartanburg CC lied to media, mistreated faculty, reports say

The investigations found that Spartanburg Community College disbanded its Faculty Senate and surveilled faculty members, then lied about it to media outlets and South Carolina’s inspector general. Administrators at Spartanburg Community College are under public scrutiny after they disbanded the college’s decade-old Faculty Senate in the spring, replaced it with a new governing body and took a number of ethically questionable steps, prompting investigations by state law enforcement authorities and a national faculty advocacy association.

Budget cut proposal at Oregon community college criticized

Lane Community College faculty and staff oppose a $3.8 million budget cut proposal that includes layoffs and program reductions. Leaders of the Oregon college say some cuts are inevitable. Administrators at Lane Community College heard significant pushback after recently proposing a $3.8 million budget cut, including faculty and staff reductions, with short notice and no input from those likely to be affected.

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