by P.D. Lesko The Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL) sprang forth from the National Congress of Adjunct, Part-time, Graduate Teaching Assistants and Non-Tenure Track Faculty. The…
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by P.D. Lesko The Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL) sprang forth from the National Congress of Adjunct, Part-time, Graduate Teaching Assistants and Non-Tenure Track Faculty. The…
by Greg Beatty Any adjunct faculty member knows how hard the adjunct life is. Besides the challenge of living on an income that starts low then fluctuates…
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever Human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.…
by Marjorie Lynn Meet Aleksandr (Sasha) Cherynak, a tall, lanky Russian, whose deep brown eyes glow with kindness and intelligence behind the cheap reading glasses he constantly…
by Lindsay Khouri Not many students can say that their professor has wrestled an eight-foot bear, eaten dog food and horse meat, and jumped off a truck…
by Brian Cole Dr. Peter D.G. Brown thinks his family history of advocacy may play a part in his own fight against inequality in academe: his father…
by Brian Cole Dr. Peter D.G. Brown thinks his family history of advocacy may play a part in his own fight against inequality in academe: his father…
[private]by Christopher Cumo 2003 was quite a year. Part-time, adjunct and temporary faculty used their research as bait to reel in the big fish, and landed some…
by O.W. Coffman By her own admission, Dr. Amy Staples, a full-time professor of history, is “one of those blessed few,” meaning she’s never done time as…