The Colorado state House Education Committee killed a bill in February that would have given adjunct faculty some job security at institutions of higher education. Representative Randy Fischer, who sponsored the bill, said he was disappointed the committee indefinitely postponed the bill but said the...
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GEORGE WASHINGTON (GW) University officials will face the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a federal hearing this fall, after administrators this summer refused to recognize a part-time faculty union.
Citing job security and communication as major concerns, a group of adjunct instructors at the Community College of Vermont are organizing a union. The union drive is in its beginning.
Palomar College and its faculty union agreed Thursday that $2.8 million in state money aimed at boosting the pay of part-time teachers will be freed up, a move that clears a major hurdle toward finalizing a first-ever teacher contract, the college and Palomar Faculty Federation...
by Greta Mart Protesting what he describes as a long history of racial discrimination on the Diablo Valley College campus, a former DVC adjunct professor plans to resume picketing in.
As tuition at many colleges and universities continued to balloon for the 2009-10 academic year, a new survey suggests faculty salaries remained largely unchanged. Of course, adjusted for negative inflation,.
By Blair Kerkhoff Henry Lyons loves University of Missouri-Kansas City. He wants that established from the start. He graduated from the university, has donated to UMKC and the school is listed as a beneficiary in his will. “But I feel I have to do this,”...
by James Temple The Justice Department has threatened to sue Apple and major publishers in a high-profile case that could reshape the digital-books market, driving down prices but also potentially.
Several students are protesting the decision by Boston College to not renew the contract of an adjunct professor in its School of Theology and Ministry who has openly questioned why.
Part-time faculty members at Palomar College say they’re terrified of losing health insurance since the college has depleted the money it set aside for that benefit this year. The dispute reflects the tense labor negotiations under way at the college, and touches on the role...
