by P.D. Lesko ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY and a new union representing 310 of the university’s part-time faculty members have agreed on a three-year contract that both sides agree, “will enhance the position of adjunct faculty at Roosevelt University. The Roosevelt Adjunct Faculty Organization (RAFO) won an election...
Author: AdjunctNation Editorial Team
by Jennifer Berkshire THANKS TO A successful organizing campaign, nearly 600 continuing education instructors at the University of Massachusetts Boston chapter now have union representation. While many adjunct faculty members.
[private] by Chris Cumo Who’s Who Tamar Diesendruck Institution: New England Conservatory. Formal Title: Visiting Faculty. Courses taught: Composition and graduate theory seminar. Highest degree: Ph.D., Music Composition. Tamara Fudge.
by Diane M. Calabrese WHAT DOES A presidential candidate do after winning the popular vote but losing in the electoral college? This fate befell Andrew Jackson in 1824. He returned to his Tennessee plantation, The Hermitage, worked his slaves hard and reminded everyone who would...
by Diane M. Calabrese Persistence and luck play a big part in finding employment–of any sort. Put the emphasis on luck in a market characterized by scarce positions and abundant applicants..
by Jennifer Berkshire They teach courses, advise students, even attend faculty meetings. But while their responsibilities may require a full-time commitment, these academics are employed on a strictly short-term basis. They.
by Andrew Williams YOU’VE FINALLY DECIDED to take action. The class cancellations and last minute re-hirings, low wages, second class status are no longer tolerable. But rather than leaving a profession you love, you decide to improve the job you already have. Before you know it,...
[private] by Jennifer Berkshire ADD UP THE hours that Cynthia Duda spends teaching English in the Massachusetts state college system, and you get a number just under forty hours a.
by TAA Staff WITH MANAGED HEALTH care and retroactive pay increases included, Elgin Community College released its tentative two-year contract agreement with its faculty union on July 17th. ECC’s faculty union.
by TAA Staff A LAST DITCH effort by the California Faculty Association to avert impasse failed July 16 when the CSU Administration Team refused to modify its position on several issues of importance to faculty. Instead, Administration bargainers presented a list of demands for changes...
