Let's be honest; Pope Benedict XVI has little charisma. Whereas John Paul II was the Frank Sinatra of the Vatican, Pope Benedict is more the Joey Bishop…
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by Christopher Cumo In Canada, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) represents full-time faculty, and roughly equal numbers of sessionals (part-time fac-ulty) and graduate students, estimates…
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by Christopher Cumo In Canada, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) represents full-time faculty, and roughly equal numbers of sessionals (part-time fac-ulty) and graduate students, estimates…
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The time between semesters, especially the shorter winter break, is a time of anxiety and uncertainty for adjunct faculty, and this year’s holiday break has been especially…
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Tri Truong, Gotham Gazette During a hearing this past Friday, November 12, the New York City Council sought new information about the use and treatment of adjunct…
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Academics have acclaimed the Netflix series. But how many have noticed the absence of non-tenure-track faculty, asks Tian An Wong by Tian An Wong The Netflix series The…
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by Ruth Wangerin and Marc Kagan There’s an unwarranted assumption that workers with college degrees are at the top of the heap in terms of not only earnings…
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Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) on was joined by New York Representatives Max Rose, Kathleen M. Rice, Thomas R. Suozzi, Adriano Espaillat, José E. Serrano, Eliot L.…
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City University of New York faculty members are so distraught over layoffs that they’re considering withholding spring semester grades. John Jay College’s provost announced last week he…
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Adjunct faculty, who currently teach more than half of CUNY’s courses, get just a few thousand dollars per course. Two weeks ago, Gawker Media filed a Freedom of…