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Digital Collection Announcement: Detroit Metro Times (1980-1995)
Posted January 30th, 2026 by pneirink
The Walter P. Reuther Library and the Wayne State University Library System are pleased to announce a recently launched digital collection. Taken from a series of the presently unprocessed Ron Williams Papers, this online resource spans back issues of the Detroit Metro Times from its inception in October 1980 through late September 1995.
Please enjoy this resource on our Digital Collections platform, which is available now at this web address: https://wayne.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/metrotimes read more »
[Podcast] The 1968 Florida Teachers' Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight against Sunshine State Conservatism
Posted December 22nd, 2025 by teller
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Dr. Jody Baxter Noll recounts the 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike, in which 27,000 teachers across the state, amidst a shift in Florida politics toward a pro-business and suburban “Sunshine conservatism” reluctant to raise taxes for public education, submitted their resignations to gain collective bargaining rights and improved school funding. read more »
[Podcast] Talking Archives with the Society of Women Engineers
Posted December 22nd, 2025 by teller
Karen Horting, Executive Director and CEO of the Society of Women Engineers, talks about SWE’s archives at the Reuther Library and shares how the 75-year-old organization leverages its history to advocate for the inclusion of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). read more »
