University of Michigan Lecturers Set Strike for April 9th and 10th
Lecturers want 80 percent pay hikes for their 1,700 members who teach on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. This article is only available to subscribers. If you're a subscriber, log in. To subscribe, choose the subscription that…
Some of My Students Will Fail: The Reasons Why May Surprise You
Sara Goldrick-Rab, in her book Paying the Price, shows that this isn’t true. For poor students, a low grade often doesn’t reflect a lack of hard work, intelligence, or responsibility. It reflects that humans can only be pushed so far until…
Book Review: "Academic Apartheid, Waging the Adjunct War"
This book should make any adjunct laugh or cry or maybe prepare to consider other work. Perhaps it will inspire more adjuncts to take part in the growing number of unions and try to become more included in their college’s or university’s…
Univ. of South Florida Interim Vice Chancellor Interferes in Adjunct Union Vote
Olufunke Fontenot, the interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at USF St. Petersburg, alleges that the SEIU “has a controversial history of questionable practices.” This article is only available to subscribers. If you're a subscriber,…
Supreme Court Decision Could End Unions' Right to Force Adjunct Non-Members to Pay Dues
Janus vs. AFSCME could end rule that adjuncts must pay dues to unions they've chosen not to join.
In Connecticut Community College Merger Plan, Hundreds of Adjuncts Could Lose Jobs
A bold and controversial plan to merge all 12 Connecticut community colleges into one would shrink the system by 217 positions (mostly adjunct faculty) and $23.3 million by 2022, officials say.This article is only available to subscribers.…
Sessional Faculty at York U in Toronto Hit the Picket Lines Over Job Security
The university and the bargaining team for CUPE 3903 say their positions on a number of issues are too far apart to reach an agreement at this time.This article is only available to subscribers. If you're a subscriber, log in. To subscribe,…
At Duquesne U. Admins Take Adjunct Union Fight to Federal Appeals Court
Now, six years after the adjunct faculty voted to affiliate with the United Steelworkers, Duquesne University announced it will take its opposition to an adjunct faculty union on its campus to federal appeals court, calling a brand-new…
Book Review: “Blended Learning & Flipped Classrooms: A Comprehensive Guide”
This handbook would be especially relevant for new faculty, adjunct or full-time, as it includes tools that some professors might never have thought of or dared to try. The language is lively and enthusiastic, not too laden with academic…
Eastern Michigan U Lecturers Union: College Deficit Driven by "Bad Management"
by Roger Kerson EMU-AAUP represents more than 680 faculty members at Eastern Michigan University. EMUFT represents more than 100 full-time EMU lecturers and library staff, and over 600 part-time EMU lecturers. With Eastern Michigan…