NATIONAL CENTER
for the Study of Collective Bargaining in
Higher Education and the Professions
June 14, 2021
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
National Center's 49th Annual Conference
The State of Collective Bargaining and Higher Education
April 2022
New York City
The National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Hunter College, City University of New York invites practitioners and scholars from multiple disciplines to submit abstracts of proposed panels for our 49th annual labor-management conference that will be taking place in mid-April 2022 in New York City.

It is anticipated that the 2022 conference will be blended with in-person and virtual options for panelists and attendees.

The theme of next year's conference will be the State of Collective Bargaining and Higher Education.

We welcome proposals involving recent research as well as proposals by authors of recently published books relevant to higher education, collective bargaining, labor relations, or labor history.

Those interested in proposing a panel should upload an abstract by September 8, 2021 to 2022 Abstract Dropbox that includes a title and description along with a list of invited participants including their title, affiliation, and contact information. Please also state whether participants prefer an in-person or a virtual format.

Questions concerning the call for proposals should be emailed to 2022 National Center Annual Conference.
Suggested Panel Topics
We seek proposals on timely topics including but not limited to the following:

Year One of the Biden Administration: An Update on Policies and Initiatives

Labor-Management Strategies for Advancing Higher Education

Federal and State Financial Support for Higher Education

Government-Guaranteed Loans and the Student Debt Crisis

Effective Policies and Practices for Challenging Racism on Campus

Title IX: An Update on Regulations and Applications

The Future of Work in Higher Education: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence

Electronic Surveillance and Privacy on Campus and in the Classroom

An Update on the NLRB and Public Sector Labor Relations Agencies

Racial, Gender, and Class Disparities in Return to Campus Policies

Impact of Remote Education on Student Learning and Enrollment

Negotiations Concerning the Use of Student Evaluations

The Role of Shared Governance in Developing Pandemic-Related Policies

Community College Enrollment Decline: Causes and Solutions

Bargaining Over School Consolidations and Closures

Negotiation Issues for Doctors, Interns and Residents, Scientists, and Nurses

Campus Staff: Collective Bargaining and the Pandemic's Disparate Impact

The Building Trades and Higher Education

Police on Campus and Collective Bargaining

Free Speech, Activism, and Controversies on Campus

Contingent Faculty, Job Security, and Academic Freedom

Graduate Assistant and Student Worker Unionization

The Duty of Fair Representation in Higher Education