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At Fordham U Adjunct Fast Shows “Jesuit Just” Movement Gaining Momentum

by Katie Meyer Last week, a handful of Rose Hill’s adjunct professors spent the day without food. Their cause? As longtime anthropology adjunct Alan Trevithick explained it, the fast was part of an ongoing campaign that aims to “make visible the poor working conditions, low...

Asking Adjunct to Change Football Player’s Grade Costs Rutgers Coach $50K & Suspension

Read the full Rutgers Report on Kyle Flood here. Kyle Flood, who earns $2.5 million as the head coach of the Rutgers University football team has been suspended for three.

Once Again Eastern Michigan U Holds up Part-Timers' Paychecks

In 2012, AdjunctNation.com reported that part-time lecturers at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan were waiting up to three months for paychecks. The EMU Federation of Teachers said that the.

Hungering for Academic Equality: St. Louis U Faculty & Students to Stage Hunger Strike in Support of Adjuncts

by Koron Addo Students, faculty and staff at St. Louis University are expected to stage a hunger strike during business hours Thursday, skipping meals and holding mass prayers between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to raise awareness of the issues adjunct faculty face. The event...

Rutgers Investigates Football Coach for Contacting PT Faculty Member About Player’s Eligibility

by Graham Watson Rutgers coach is the subject of a university investigation regarding impermissible contact with a part-time faculty member in the university’s Mason Gross School of Arts. According to.

83,000 University Email Addresses Found in Ashley Madison Data Dump—Do We Care?

Michigan State garnered the most registered accounts with 696 Almost 75,000 accounts on the adulterous dating site Ashley Madison were registered with .edu emails, more than all registered government emails, Inside.

British University Rejects Criticism for Using Academic Title of "Hourly Paid Lecturers" for Some Temp. Faculty

by Jack Grove With so many variations of lecturer, fellow, reader and professor – such as senior, associate, visiting and principal – academic job titles are sometimes seen as confusing for British students. But a rather blunt job description of “hourly paid lecturer” used by the University...

George Mason U Students Study Their Adjuncts

Molly Greenberg A new George Mason University study on adjunct faculty may be the “most comprehensive study of one institution’s adjunct faculty working conditions ever.” The report, appropriately named “Indispensable.

Tufts' Adjunct Faculty Receive a Big Win with 22% Pay Increase & Improved Job Security

by Lauren Landry Part-time professors at Tufts University will be receiving higher pay and improved job security. More than 95 percent of roughly 200 adjunct faculty members approved a union.

Tufts’ Adjunct Faculty Receive a Big Win with 22% Pay Increase & Improved Job Security

by Lauren Landry Part-time professors at Tufts University will be receiving higher pay and improved job security. More than 95 percent of roughly 200 adjunct faculty members approved a union contract Friday that could have a significant impact on negotiations at other colleges in the...

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