I just finished doing something I do every Monday (well, every day, really) browsing news pieces about part-time faculty. In particular, I am interested in what college…
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The AFT recently came out with a new study that concludes part-time faculty are teaching a majority of the courses offered at public colleges and universities in…
Last Friday, we added an absolutely wonderful podcast interview with Smokey Thomas, President of OPSEU. In the 20 minute interview, Thomas talks at length about the union's…
In one breath (at COCAL VIII), CSU union representatives laud the job security clauses in their contracts. Heck, even The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher…
[private]I read the AAUP's magazine, Academe, faithfully. I had a very cordial relationship with Dr. Mary Burgan, the long-time General Secretary of AAUP. Mary and I had…
In the November 14th issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education sitting on my desk, the following headline is splashed across the front page: "Use of Part-Time…
Waiting, as you might imagine, is not my strong suit. I can line up, stay on hold, and suffer through all of the other situations in which…
Andrew Hallem, an adjunct, teaches English at Metropolitan State College of Denver. There, he is quaintly referred to as an "affiliate" faculty member. According to a local…
Some people have no shame. Don't get me wrong; I'm not judging. I'm jealous. I wish I could I could be way more shameless. Hell, it's fun,…
Some people have no shame. Don't get me wrong; I'm not judging. I'm jealous. I wish I could I could be way more shameless. Hell, it's fun,…