A story at Duke University a couple of months ago caught our attention. Adjunct and non-tenure track faculty voted for union representation. That decision prompted us to look into unionization efforts ...
Adjunct faculty across the country Wednesday went off syllabus. They staged teach-ins and demonstrations to raise awareness about what it means to be an adjunct professor in America. Adjuncts make up ...
Through the collective bargaining agreement between the KSCAA adjunct faculty union at Keene State College and the University System of New Hampshire, the college offers $15,000 in grant awards for ...
That question, raised at a recent gathering of adjunct faculty at The Architectural League’s Soho offices, highlights not only the precarity of part-time architectural educators—who now constitute 54 ...
Many senior accounting professionals contemplate teaching at some point in their career. They often have important lessons to share in hopes that their own mistakes will not be repeated. Who in the ...
Adjunct faculty across the country are calling for a walk-out today to protest their working conditions, including uncertain course loads semester to semester, and low or stagnant pay. Here Karen ...
If you went to University when I did, your teachers almost certainly came up the traditional way: first an instructor or assistant professor, then tenure and up the professorial ladder. In 1975, 75% ...
When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...
Several weeks ago, I approached my friend Jenny (not her real name) for information on how to get hooked up with a teaching position at one of the local community colleges. Jenny currently works at ...
Editor’s Note: Gary Rhoades is a professor and director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona. That’s what an astonished caseworker at Adult Protective Services ...