During the recent organizing campaign at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, NEA established a Web cyber-link to faculty leaders on campus and the Illinois Education Association organizing staff. At crisis moments during the campaign, NEA higher ed staff in Washington were able to answer questions for staff and leaders working in the field. The NEA Higher Education Research Center is now at any member's fingertips. Publications such as the NEA Higher Education Almanac or the NEA Research Center Updates are available online in an electronic archive. The site also offers links to a wide array of online resources on teaching and learning , including links to colleges and universities around the world, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Library of Congress.
Users can also find information about grants, fellowships and other financial resources.
Another breakthrough for member communication is the online version of the NEA Higher Education Advocate , which expands the scope of the newsletter to allow for actual dialogue with the membership. Certain sections of the Advocate Online are linked to discussion pages where readers can discuss each issue's Dialogue question , contribute ideals to the Thriving in Academe page, or share information with other higher ed units on contract negotiations or other campus activities .