
There is a case pending in the Seventh Circuit, Janus v. AFSCME, in which three Illinois state employees argue they shouldn’t have to pay “fair share” union…
There is a case pending in the Seventh Circuit, Janus v. AFSCME, in which three Illinois state employees argue they shouldn’t have to pay “fair share” union…
by P.D. Lesko AdjunctNation will have been advocating on behalf of the nation's non-tenured faculty for 21 years this September. I am pleased and proud of the…
by P.D. Lesko Science, the magazine, posted this to the Careers section of its website on July 29th: For the 37% of America’s college and university teachers who are…
by P.D. Lesko I scanned the list of signers, and recognized many of the names. Good, hardworking people. Well-intentioned people. I’ve met many of them at conferences…
by P.D. Lesko In a few weeks, the 2012-2013 academic year will ease, grind, screech and/or jolt to a stop, depending on one’s perspective. Final exams and…
by P.D. Lesko One college president told the local newspaper that his college was lowering the number of hours per week adjunct faculty could teach from 30…
by P.D. Lesko At a noon press conference today, Pennsylvania's Attorney General announced that the state had issued an indictment of Dr. Graham Spanier, the former president…
By P.D. Lesko We're back from a much-needed summer break. Every August, we close the office and spend time with friends and family. My family and I…
by P.D. Lesko With friends like these...I'm sure Mark Miller is a fine, upstanding fellow. He is the president of the Hancock College part-time faculty union, and…
By P.D. Lesko When I taught, there was always the inevitable end of the year scramble to see who would get summer teaching work. It was brutal.…