A university report found that fears of a conservative backlash botched the effort to hire a Black professor, Kathleen McElroy, to run its journalism program.
Tag: Hiring and Promotion
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Job Turnover Eased in June as Labor Market Cooled
Openings were little changed, but hiring and quitting both declined.
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North Carolina Trustees Say Race Can’t Be Considered in Hiring or Admissions
The decision by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s trustees came after the Supreme Court said affirmative action in admissions was unconstitutional.
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Wage Growth Slowed in Second Quarter, a Sign the Economy is Cooling
Pay and benefits increased 1 percent, down from 1.2 percent in the first three months of the year. The cooling will be welcomed by policymakers who have been worried that rapidly rising wages could make it harder to get inflation under control.
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Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Help Recruit
Shortages of state and city personnel, especially those who must work on site, are so dire that unions are helping to get people in the door.