George Washington University

One Man’s Mission To Bring the Gospel According to SEIU To DC Adjuncts

by Kelly McDonald In 2008, Kip Lornell wrote a piece for AdjunctNation about his seven-year effort to help his colleagues at George Washington University to unionize: It took me the same number of years (seven-and-a-half) to earn a B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. as it did...

GW Adjunct Union Asks For $5K Per Course But Settles For 3 Percent Pay Bump

Adjunct professors secured a wage increase and approval for a dispute resolution committee after GW’s part-time professor union finalized its third contract with the University last week. The University will.

The Seven Year Itch

by Kip Lornell It took me the same number of years (seven-and-a-half) to earn a B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. as it did to help organize the part-time faculty The George.

Tuesday Morning

I am feeling much better. Fever's gone; I actually went out to dinner last night. This morning, I read that the adjuncts at George Washington University had finally nailed down a new contract. It has been a long, long, long, long process for those adjuncts...

George Washington University Hopes to Reverse NLRB Ruling on Part-Time Professors’ Union

The National Labor Relations Board upheld the adjunct and part-time professors’ union in a unanimous decision Dec. 28. However, the University has now filed a petition to the U.S. Court.