With approval of organized labor at the highest level since 1965, undergraduate student workers have turned to unionizing as college costs continue to rise.
It’s been a banner year for student worker organizing. Several new undergraduate student employee unions formed in the past few months, including at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
Cancelled sports seasons, online classes and isolation:
the academic year that awaited Grinnell students in the fall of 2020. What follows is a look into the individual experiences of six Grinnellians who chose to take a step back from academics for a portion of the 2020-21 academic year.
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Emma Schaefer ’23
In her time off from Grinnell, Emma Schaefer ’23 has spent time working on her music and developing a virtual concert series. Photo contributed by Emma Schaefer.
“I realized I could turn this not-ideal situation into an opportunity,” said Emma Schaefer `23. Schaefer has spent the year in Colorado with her family, where she focused her attention on her music. Without the academic pressure of classes, Schaefer was able to invest time into projects she never would have been involved with otherwise, including a virtual benefit concert series called Tabletop Concerts.