by Domenico Paccitti SOME 1,500 FOREIGN-language lecturers, or lettori, who teach their mother-tongue in over sixty Italian universities recently had their fourth job discrimination case against the Italian government upheld at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg. On 26th June the ECJ ruled that...
by P.D. Lesko ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY and a new union representing 310 of the university’s part-time faculty members have agreed on a three-year contract that both sides agree, “will enhance the position.
by Jennifer Berkshire THANKS TO A successful organizing campaign, nearly 600 continuing education instructors at the University of Massachusetts Boston chapter now have union representation. While many adjunct faculty members.
[private] by Chris Cumo Who’s Who Tamar Diesendruck Institution: New England Conservatory. Formal Title: Visiting Faculty. Courses taught: Composition and graduate theory seminar. Highest degree: Ph.D., Music Composition. Tamara Fudge Institution: Fort Hays State University. Formal Title: Visiting Assistant Professor. Courses taught: Music. Highest degree: Ph.D.,...
by Diane M. Calabrese WHAT DOES A presidential candidate do after winning the popular vote but losing in the electoral college? This fate befell Andrew Jackson in 1824. He returned.
by Diane M. Calabrese Persistence and luck play a big part in finding employment–of any sort. Put the emphasis on luck in a market characterized by scarce positions and abundant applicants..
by Jennifer Berkshire They teach courses, advise students, even attend faculty meetings. But while their responsibilities may require a full-time commitment, these academics are employed on a strictly short-term basis. They are the visiting faculty, and when their terms end, after a semester, a year, or perhaps...
by Andrew Williams YOU’VE FINALLY DECIDED to take action. The class cancellations and last minute re-hirings, low wages, second class status are no longer tolerable. But rather than leaving a profession.
[private] by Jennifer Berkshire ADD UP THE hours that Cynthia Duda spends teaching English in the Massachusetts state college system, and you get a number just under forty hours a.
by TAA Staff WITH MANAGED HEALTH care and retroactive pay increases included, Elgin Community College released its tentative two-year contract agreement with its faculty union on July 17th. ECC’s faculty union voted to ratify the contract that same week, and shortly thereafter the board of trustees did...
