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CUNY Hires More Adjuncts & Adjuncts Protest For More Fringe Benefits

Recently, an adjunct faculty protest took place at the 25th Street entrance of Baruch College. The protest was organized in part by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC), a union that represents educational workers at CUNY and the Adjunct Project, an adjunct advocacy group. People who were familiar...

Classroom Joke Costs Adjunct His Job

Former professor Robert Engler is looking to take legal action against Roosevelt University after being let go on what he calls "unfair charges of harassment." Engler, an adjunct professor of.

Adjunct Slaps University of Pittsburgh School of Law With Age Discrimination Suit

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law is the latest to be hit with an age discrimination lawsuit, joining the University of Baltimore School of Law, University of Iowa College.

Michigan Adjunct Finds Out That Facebook Can Be Bad For Your Professional Health

A former Mid Michigan Community College adjunct professor who was fired over a Facebook posting thinks the real reason for was union activity. Jason Liptow believes that he was fired because just weeks before, he notified MMCC President Carol A. Churchill that he was going...

MCC Approves New Adjunct Contract

The McHenry County College Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a new adjunct faculty deal aimed at keeping their part-time employees at the college. The new four-year contract includes salary.

Adjuncts at Keane State College Look Forward to Negotiating First Contract

By James Niedzinski Keene State Colleges Adjunct Association is preparing for a contract negotiation set to launch April 1, 2011. The Adjunct Association hopes to make strides in many areas,.

Wisconsin PT Faculty Feeling Heat From Governor's Attempt To Curb Bargaining Rights

Part-time instructors at Madison Area Technical College are trying to quickly ratify a wage contract that has been in limbo for 10 months, offering to drop a lawsuit against the college in exchange for emergency adoption. The new urgency is caused by Gov. Scott Walker's...

Washington State Union Asks Adjunct VP to Resign For Defending Adjunct Interests

The vice president for the Olympic College Association of Higher Education asked the OC AHE secretary to step down from his position for acting inconsistent with the union's stance. Union.

Faculty Union at University of Prince Edward Island Wants Longer Contracts for Sessionals

People hired to teach courses on contract are one of the sticking points in contract talks between the administration at the University of Prince Edward Island and its faculty. The.

Mount Allison Faculty Association Rejects Contract After Issues of Importance to PT Faculty Ignored

By a margin of 55 per cent to 45 per cent, Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) members rejected the report of the conciliation board on the labour dispute between the union and the employer. The vote was held on February 8th and 9th. The union...

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