Author: AdjunctNation Editorial Team

Texas Senate Bill Bars College Profs from “Compelling” Students to Adopt Certain Political Beliefs

Critics say Senate Bill 16 is overly vague and will create a chilling effect that will prevent important conversations about race and gender. But Republican supporters say the legislation is necessary to protect conservative students who are self-censoring in the classroom. by Kate McKee The...

Why You Should Embrace ChatGPT AI in the Classroom

by Caroline Chun It’s no longer news that one of the first professional sectors threatened by the rapid adoption of ChatGPT and generative AI is education – universities and colleges.

Part-Time Faculty in Fresno Community College District Bargain 39% Pay Hike

Part-time faculty teaching classes at State Center Community College District’s four colleges and centers could soon get a big pay boost as a result of a newly negotiated labor contract.

Rutgers and Union Leaders Reach Tentative Agreement

by Matt Fazelpoor The labor dispute between unions representing 9,000 educators, researchers, clinicians, and counselors and Rutgers University moved a step closer to resolution April 30 as union leadership approved tentative agreements after nearly a year of negotiations. Representatives of the three unions, Rutgers AAUP-AFT, the Rutgers...

California Comm. College Audit Caught Officials Misspending State Funds to Employ Too Many Adjuncts

State auditor faults state chancellor’s office for not providing proper oversight by Michael Burke California’s community colleges do not employ enough full-time faculty and in some cases districts are misspending state.

UC Faculty Strike Brought Huge Pay Raise, Now Administrators Are Cutting Grad Student Jobs to Pay For It

by Renae Cassimeda Two months after the six-week strike of 48,000 academic workers in the University of California system was prematurely shut down by the UAW bureaucracy, academic workers and the public.

Peg Adjunct Per Course Pay to Local Cost of Living? Well, D’uh!

by P.D. Lesko I recently read this great opinion piece by Julien Berman published in the Harvard Crimson. Titled "Adjuncts: The Faculty Underclass," I expected it to be the same old tired arguments in favor of breathing, clean water and, yes, the need to treat...

Michigan Comm. College Enrollment Dropped–Adjunct Faculty Used to “Adjust” the Budget

by Sophia Deiters and Kevin Lopez Grand Rapids Community College’s Board of Trustee met on Feb. 20, 2023 to swear in re-elected members, discuss falling enrollment and approve budget allocations.

Comm. College President Says New Faculty Contract Has to “Benefit the Whole College”

Clinton Community College President John Kowal says he is hopeful a new contract between the institution’s Board of Trustees and Faculty Association Union will be agreed upon soon. The FA.

Should Ph.D. Studentships Be Unfunded?

by Josh Weinberg, Daily Nous Under what conditions, if any, should a graduate program in philosophy admit PhD students for whom it cannot provide funding? Visit the Daily Nous to comment. A professor at a department of philosophy sent in that question for consideration among...

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