sessional faculty

How to Maintain Healthy Emotional Boundaries in the Classroom

by Amanda Eidinger I probably don’t have to tell you that, as much as we love doing it, teaching can be physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting work. By the time I get home from a day of teaching and office hours, I tend to feel completely...

Before His Death, Canadian Adjunct Prof. Was Under Investigation for Sexual Harassment

by Raechel Huizinga Former adjunct English Professor Andrew Bretz, who passed away on Aug. 21, 2018 at the age of 42, was under investigation for sexual harassment by the University.

The Continuing Saga of College Faculty Forced to Choose Between Food and Shelter

With no job security and low pay in one of the most expensive cities in North America, hundreds of employees at a world-class university are struggling to simply pay their bills..

Colleagues Abroad: Shattering Myths About Contract Academic Staff

The more than 2,600 survey respondents challenged the institutional line that most low-paid, short-term and part-time teachers love the flexibility of their contract employment. Instead they have shed a gloomy light on exactly what it means to be a contract academic staff member. This article...

Sessional Faculty at York U in Toronto Hit the Picket Lines Over Job Security

The university and the bargaining team for CUPE 3903 say their positions on a number of issues are too far apart to reach an agreement at this time. This article.

Ontario PT/FT Faculty Reach Agreement—Pay Hiked and Academic Freedom Guarantees

by Sarah Armoogam On December 20, one month after the Ontario government ended last fall’s college faculty strike with back-to-work legislation, the two sides have completed a binding arbitration agreement mandated.

PTers at Algoma University in Ontario Prepared to Strike for Higher Pay

“We’re not looking for the mean salary or the median salary, we are looking to be tied with the bottom, and management (at Algoma) offered us zero for the next three years…we don’t think our request is at all unreasonable,” Robinson said as part-time faculty...