
by Michael P. Gerace David Petrie, who is a 50-year-old lecturer at the University of Verona and Chair of ALLSI (which, in English, is the Association of…
by Michael P. Gerace David Petrie, who is a 50-year-old lecturer at the University of Verona and Chair of ALLSI (which, in English, is the Association of…
Lettori Win Again But Fear Houdini Tactics The information necessary to disprove the claims in David Petrie’s (Jan/Feb 2002) response to Domenico Pacitti’s “Lettori Win Again But…
by Domenico Pacitti OVER 650 ANGRY students from the faculty of foreign languages and literature at the University of Bari in southern Italy have petitioned the rector to reinstate…
The Rollercoaster of Remediation Ms. Jennifer Bradner’s “The Rollercoaster of Remediation” obviously comes from a good heart, but everything in my 20 years of teaching (tenured and adjunct) tells…
Editor: In 2002, AdjunctNation writer Michael Gerace caught up with David Petrie and interviewed him. You can read that interview here. Petrie is still fighting for equal pay…
by Henry Rodgers When I emigrated from Ireland to Italy in 1988 I had no inkling that I would become involved in a marathon campaign to end…
by Henry Rodgers When I emigrated from Ireland to Italy in 1988 I had no inkling that I would become involved in a marathon campaign to end…
by Henry Rodgers Lettori Litigation in Europe European Court of Justice (ECJ) : Based in Luxembourg, the ECJ is the pinnacle institution of the European Union with…
The European Commission has asked the European Court of Justice to fine Italy €309,750 a day for continuing to discriminate against foreign language lecturers in Italian universities.…
by Henry Rodgers “The European Commission asks that the Court of Justice impose on the Italian Republic a penalty payment of EUR 309,750 for each day’s delay…