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CUNY Adjuncts and Students Say College’s Reopening Plan Is a Nightmare

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 catastrophic. Adjunct faculty across the City University of New York (CUNY) system are being laid off because of...

New York City Council Grills CUNY About Its Treatment of 12,000 Adjunct Faculty

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 faculty at the.

We’ve Seen “The Chair.” Now it’s Time for “The Adjunct”

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 Chair, which follows.

CUNY’s Adjunct Faculty Should Have the Same Job Protections as New York’s Fast-Food Workers

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 but also rights and dignity. Despite the obvious benefits of desk work, especially work that can be done...

U.S. Reps. Call on CUNY to Reverse Decision to Layoff Nearly 3,000 Employees

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. Engel, and Sean.

CUNY Adjuncts Threaten Grade Protest Over Layoffs

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 planned to eliminate.

Did PTer Protests Cost Adjunct David Petraeus $199,999? CUNY Cuts $200K Salary To $1

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 Information Act request and learned that the City University of New York was offering General David Petraeus a $200,000...

The Pope and America's Adjunct Faculty

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 of the Papal.

“Big Tent” Organizing in Canada

"Big Tent" Organizing in Canada

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 Mary McCarthy, a National Representative with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Thanks to the joint bargaining...