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Contract Faculty Union Says Members Are “Free to Negotiate Individually for Better Terms”

by Max Moran As the newly formed adjunct and contract-faculty union prepares for its fourth bargaining round with Brandeis University this month, officials on both sides say the negotiations thus far have been a positive experience. But the University has frozen wages and benefits for bargaining unit...

Paradigm Shift: More than 40 Percent of College Students Now Adult Learners

By Joseph Dussault Each year, legions of adult learners – that is, students who are 25 years old or older – take a first or second chance at higher education..

Diversity and the Exploitiation of Adjunct Professors

by Jennifer Jean This past May, I drove Professor Gwendolyn Rosemond home after she attended one of the bi-annual artist retreats I co-direct with my husband—we traveled along scenic route.

At San Jose State Turns Out Student Attrition Has Nothing to Do With the Adjuncts

Ian E. McInness On San Jose State University's lush inner-city campus, students in their graduation gowns pose with their families in front of ivy-covered buildings. They're the lucky ones. Just 10 percent of students graduate from this public university in four years. After six years, it's...

Unemployed Summer – Death of an Adjunct #1

by Monica Paige DePaul I have recently finished the last of my grading for the spring 2016 semester. The essays weren’t bad, all things considered, but I’m still drowning in.

Contract Instructing in Ontario—A Personal Perspective

by Andrew Robinson I am a relative newcomer to contract instructing, having moved to Ontario from Saskatchewan in 2010, for family reasons related to health care for my younger son, who.

Poor, Priviledged and Pedantic—Why America Ignores Under-Employed Ph.D.s

by P.D. Lesko The latest NSF report, "The Survey of Earned Doctorates," relies on data from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center. The report concludes that a high percentage of newly-minted Ph.D.s complete school with "significant debt" and without jobs. Yet, colleges continue to enroll increasing...

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USC Student Argues SEIU Adjunct Union Not a Panacea

by Valerie Yu Last Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board announced landmark results for USC’s faculty union vote, allowing USC, the largest private university in the state, to organize faculty. Though unions aren’t good or bad per se, it’s paramount to keep in mind that...

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