Rylie C. Martin
Organizing the Academy: Unionization Efforts in Higher Education
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Higher educationLabor organization efforts grew following the pandemic in the United States at tech companies, automakers, and even higher education institutions. This brief examines unionization trends at private colleges and universities from 2007 to 2023, revealing staff as the main force behind unionization… more →
Estimating the Impact of Temporary COVID-19 College Closures on the 2020 Census Count
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTemporary college closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic created an exodus of students from college towns just as the decennial census count was getting underway. We use aggregate cellular mobility data to evaluate if this population movement affected the distributional accuracy of the… more →