United Faculty, UNI

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day, UNI professors!

New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represented by a union in 16 years. The Gallup polling also showed that unions are favorable across generation...

07/16/2026

Did you know United Faculty will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall? Our very first UF president in 1976 was Josef Fox (1914-1980) who taught Humanities at UNI from 1947 to 1979. Read his profile in the UNI 150: People You Should Know. https://insideuni.uni.edu/150/josef-fox

07/01/2026

What do you think of a 3-year bachelor's degree? The Iowa Board of Regents is advocating for this idea as well. Should it be called a bachelor's degree, or something else?

The approval of accelerated three-year bachelor’s degrees at Suffolk and Merrimack Universities in Massachusetts threatens academic integrity.

07/01/2026

The Manhattan Institute's faulty, foolish research has fueled some of the Iowa Legislature's war on higher ed.

How the Manhattan Institute is reshaping the sector — one tweet, article, and investigation at a time.

06/07/2026

Check this out, June 7, 2026!

06/07/2026

Iowa Supreme Court Blocks University of Iowa from Redirecting Donor's Scholarship Fund for Black Students to Others
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the University of Iowa may not change the way it distributes a scholarship that a donor specified should go to Black students.

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the University of Iowa may not change the way it distributes a scholarship that a donor specified should go to Black students.

05/06/2026

Congratulations to Kendra Kahl, John Preston, Jennifer Garrett, Michael Graziano, Kenneth Elgersma, UNI Proud, and UNIdos -- all winners at United Faculty's 2026 awards!

https://ufaculty.uni.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/United-Faculty-Release-5-6-2026.pdf

04/27/2026

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/04/22/uni-faculty-union-leader-speaks-against-regents-proposed-policy-changes/

UNI faculty member and union leader Chris Martin spoke during public comment against proposed board manual policy changes.

04/27/2026

UNI associate professor of sociology Ashleigh Kysar-Moon shares findings that go way beyond the Iowa Board of Regents survey.

A free speech survey from the Iowa Board of Regents shows fewer employees feel free to express their opinions on campus.