Kip Lornell

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 Washington University and participate in the vote to ratify our initial contract. When an old...

Letters to the Editor

Part-Time Thoughts Dear Editor: Thanks for your interview with Dr. Dan Jacoby. His study on part-time teaching and graduation rates should be the source of a lot of consideration. Thanks.

DC Adjuncts Aiming to Bargain Unprecedented Citywide Contract

George Washington University adjuncts and their D.C. colleagues could earn more if they succeed in creating a city-wide contract, which local faculty leaders have proposed for the past two years..

DC-Wide Union Movement Targets PTers @ Georgetown U.

by Braden McDonald Building on its success in unionizing adjunct faculty members at The George Washington University and American University, officials of the Service Employees International Union Local 500 Coalition of Academic Labor have begun marshalling support for a similar union at Georgetown. According to Kip Lornell (pictured...

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.

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.