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The Impact of US Political Pressure on the RMB Exchange Rate

deficit, boost the US economy and thus lower the unemployment rate (Cheng and Zhang, 2012). Therefore it is crucial for the US government to figure out whether there is an influence from US political ... " LUX: A Journal of Transdisciplinary Writing and Research from Claremont Graduate University: Vol. 3: Iss. 1 The I mpact of US Political Pressure on the RMB Recommended Citation 0 Claremont

The Fiscal Crisis of the Campus: The View from California

university is at root a political problem whose resolution requires a political response. ... forgotten. Campus leaders and educational advocates cease to speak about these different functions. The political function here is perhaps fundamental. As C. Wright Mills emphasized, The prime task of public

Panel Handout: The Impact of Faculty Unit Composition on Collective Bargaining

scale in political philosophy, going back to Aristotle’s Politics, but the issue tends to be under-estimated in current political thinking.) So the traditional way to mitigate the problems of

Undermining Principles of Academic Freedom: The "Academic Bill of Rights" Movement

academic freedom go back to 1915. These carefully crafted statements aim at establishing the autonomy of the academic profession and its independence from political, economic and social pressures in the ... pursuit of knowledge and in teaching. The “Academic Bill of Rights Movement” uses AAUP principles rhetorically for political purposes. The “Academic Bill of Rights” movement not only distorts AAUP

Chicana Aesthetics: A View of Unconcealed Alterities and Affirmations of Chicana Identity through Laura Aguilar’s Photographic Images

essentialized hegemonic identification. Through artistic expression they have developed an oppositional discourse that challenges racial stereotypes, discrimination, socio-economic inequalities, political ... . Garcia writes of the “Chicana feminist search for the elusive ‘room of their own’ within the socio-historical and political”, as a result invoking Chicana artist’s portrayal of Chicana feminist theory

An Awareness of What Is Missing: Four Views on the Consequences of Secularism

of study: philosophy, literature, politics, and education. ... in the first section how politics needs religion to provide the pre-political assumptions that make a successful politics possible. The second section will feature an analysis by Heidi Zameni of the

Collective Begging at Its Best: Labor-Management Relations in South Dakota

of power, especially where labor has fewer legal and political tools than management? I apply DiGiovanni’s (2011) typology of “intangible influences” on collective bargaining to explain our success. As ... Employment Law Commons, Labor Relations Commons, Leadership Studies Commons, Political Science Commons, and the Public Policy Commons 1 South Dakota State University , USA Follow this and additional works at

Mamluk Jerusalem: Architecturally Challenging Narratives

Narratives abound concerning the religious and political positioning of Jerusalem in the past as well as the present and have been used in a variety of ways to serve various ideologies or political ... . Smith 0 1 0 Part of the International and Area Studies Commons, International Relations Commons, Other Political Science Commons, and the Other Religion Commons 1 Claremont Graduate University Follow

Employer perspectives on ‘zero hours’ contracts in UK higher education

groups, the media and all three main political parties over the past 18 months. While official figures indicate that the majority of zero hours contracts are found in the retail, hospitality, and ... focus for HE trade unions. This paper begins with a review of the legal framework for these contracts and temporary work in the UK, the economic conditions that have prevailed, and the political responses

Bargaining a Progressive Contract

state government Legacy of long-standing animosity between UH and UHPA over specific classes of issues--the spectre of “management rights.” Political and economic climate of Hawaii in the 1990’s and early

Academic Biographies of Panelists

Paltz (1996-2001), Dr. Bowen received the AAUP's Alexander Meiklejohn Award in 1998. He earned his B.A. from Wabash College, his M.A. from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. in political science ... University of Minnesota, the State of Alaska, the Alaska Public Employees Association, and the Oregon Public Employees Union. He has political science degrees from the University of California Santa Cruz and

Transnational Punk: The Growing Push for Global Change Through a Music-Based Subculture

and stylistic culture, punk offers its members much more: a voice that questions established values, that screams for change. In these nations where punks have little agency in political and social ... rooted “direct action” by spray-painting stenciled graffiti messages around the London Underground system and on advertising billboards, coordinating squats, and organizing political action (Glasper, 25

Polynomial-Time Axioms of Choice and Polynomial-Time Cardinality

Choice. Throughout this paper, our general philosophy is that “set” should become “language in P” and “function” should become “function in FP.” Where there are several obvious choices for how to

Structurally Cosmic Apostasy: The Atheist Occult World of H.P. Lovecraft

philosophy—Theosophy—seeking to uncover spiritual truths, debunking religious traditions as well as seeking to undermine scientific materialism that had begun to sweep the intellectual life of the 19th century ... the Literature in English, North America Commons, Philosophy Commons, and the Religious Thou ght, The ology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Follow this and additional works at: http

University of Oregon: Bargaining & Implementing a First Contract

the University, the bargaining unit faculty member may have Political Action contributions deducted from their paycheck. An authorization to deduct Political Action contributions shall remain valid ... unit position may renew their authorization to have Political Action contributions deducted from their paychecks by submitting the appropriate form. Section 6. The University will send payment to the

Annual Legal Update

. One of her students asked her if she participated in political demonstrations, and she replied that she honked her horn in support of a peace demonstration. After some parents complained, the principal ... told teachers not to take sides in any political controversy and then cancelled Peace Month. Mayer’s contract wasn’t renewed for a 2nd year, and Mayer sued, claiming that the non-renewal was in

Workshop: Training on Unionization and Collective Bargaining for Administrators

while bargaining the initial agreement will all take on particular meaning in that initial round. B. The Political Climate of the First Negotiations: Internal and External The first round also carries ... political implications. First, in the world of higher education, as opposed to the corporate world, there may be a campus community with sympathetic views towards the union and thus, at appropriate times

Lossy Kernelization of Same-Size Clustering

categorical, that is, can admit a fixed number of possible values. For example, it could be gender, blood type, or political orientation. A prominent example of categorical data is binary data, where the points

Assimilation, Acculturation, and the Law: Solving a “Problem” Like Shar’ia

scholars and political commentators alike have voiced concerns that Muslim women will be treated unfairly in these councils, there is some indication that women have become adept at navigating this plural ... , East African, or Middle Eastern origin (Peach 2006, 637-638) . British sociologists and political scientists, influenced primarily by the models developed by the Chicago School of sociology, have

Organizing Faculty Unions in a Right-to-Work Environment

Philosophy, University of Florida. An earlier version of portions of this article was presented on April 4, 2016 at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in ... Higher Education and the Professions in New York, New York. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Thomas Auxter, Department of Philosophy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL