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New York City Council Grills CUNY About Its Treatment of 12,000 Adjunct Faculty

Tri Truong, Gotham Gazette During a hearing this past Friday, November 12, the New York City Council sought new information about the use and treatment of adjunct faculty at the City University of New York (CUNY), a controversial topic that has become more fraught amid...

Indiana Court Ruling Paves way for Colleges to Require Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

A federal judge rejected a request from students to block Indiana University’s vaccine mandate, clearing the way for the school to require students to get the COVID-19 shot to attend.

Durbin, Duckworth, Hirono, Booker Introduce Bill To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Faculty

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced the Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act to allow part-time faculty.

Is Your College on the Growing List of Those Who Will Require Students to Have COVID Vaccinations?

As college faculty and administrators edge toward the Fall 2021 semester, they’re grappling with COVID-19. Administrators are weighing whether to make vaccinations mandatory — or just strongly encourage — students to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “COVID-19 vaccines reduce the spread of the disease and are very effective...

Hundreds of Adjuncts at the Parsons School of Design Protest Changes to Their Health Care Coverage

Changes in the university’s healthcare plan have largely affected workers at Parsons School of Design, where part-time faculty make up at least 85% of the teaching staff. by Valentina Di.

Should Adjuncts Be Paid a Kill Fee When Classes are Canceled? One College Trustee Says No and Derails Contract

Eight months into negotiations, St. Petersburg College (SPC) reached an agreement with the newly-formed union representing adjunct faculty, resulting in a three-year contract with sections that addressed several of the educators’ concerns..

Faculty Senate at Univ. of Cincinnati Gives Unanimous Approval of Report on Adjunct Working Conditions

The University of Cincinnati’s (UC) Faculty Senate voted unanimously on Jan. 14 to endorse the findings of a report on the working conditions of the university’s adjuncts. The adjuncts at are not represented by any union, including the full-time faculty AAUP chapter, but have their...

Illinois Supreme Court Rules That Community Colleges Can’t Replace Laid Off Tenured Faculty with Adjuncts

On December 17, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a community college violated the Illinois Public Community College Act when it replaced laid off tenured faculty members with adjunct.

Colorado State University Task Force on Working Conditions for NTT Faculty Offers Up Recommendations

A task force that issued a host of recommendations around improving work conditions for non-tenure-track faculty at Colorado State University has been reconvened by Provost and Executive Vice President Mary.

One University Expects to Have All Faculty, Staff and Students Vaccinated Against COVID-19 by the End of 2020. Here’s How.

by Desi Cotis In late October, I received an email from a member of the California Department of Public Health. I called the number in the email and a bright happy voice answered and asked if the University of California, San Francisco would be interested...

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