Alexandra Dufresne

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Beckie Supiano |Alexandra Dufresne |Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

Diversity officers are ready to fight back. Diversity officers ready to advocate for their work, despite the risks. Diversity officers, many of whom were hired by colleges just a few years ago, have spent the last few years fielding attacks from state and federal lawmakers and trying to justify their existence. They are now seeing jobs being cut, departments being eliminated, and student-support programs ending, among other things.

Jun 6, 2024 | insidehighered.com | Alexandra Dufresne

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the University of Chicago on May 7. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe First Amendment applies to everyone within the United States, regardless of immigration or citizenship status. However, in practice, our immigration law renders some people extremely vulnerable when they seek to exercise their First Amendment free speech rights.

May 24, 2024 | ellexx.com | Alexandra Dufresne

Almost two years ago, my family and I left Zurich to return home to the U.S. Before leaving, I wrote an essay called “Adieu, liebe Schweiz” about gender equality issues in the Swiss workplace. I write this postscript to share my perspective on workplace gender equality now that I am working outside of Switzerland.

May 20, 2024 | ellexx.com | Alexandra Dufresne

Diesen Text verfasse ich, um meine Perspektive zur Gleichstellung der Geschlechter am Arbeitsplatz zu teilen, jetzt wo ich ausserhalb der Schweiz arbeite. Ich reflektiere meine Erfahrungen mit der Arbeit in zwei vergleichbaren Umgebungen: Recht und öffentliche Politik im NGO-Bereich und an verschiedenen Hochschulen in deutschsprachigen Schweizer Städten in Städten im Süden, Mittleren Westen, Mid-Atlantic und Nordosten der USA.

Jun 19, 2023 | timesunion.com | Alexandra Dufresne

New York needs population and workforce — especially with the coming growth of the upstate tech industry. Alexandra DufresneJune 19, 2023 Last month, Onondaga County issued an emergency order banning the housing and transport of asylum-seekers relocated from New York City. Then it sued New York City to block the transfer of asylum-seekers to a hotel in the county.