Following a union symposium last month that included over 100 contingent faculty from 20 Boston-area colleges and universities, today 150 Bentley University adjunct faculty were the first to file for their union election to join Adjunct Action, a project of…
By Robert Hannigan Having worked as an adjunct at several colleges and universities in this region over the past thirty years, and meeting dozens of other people doing the same, I feel that I can venture two broad generalizations. One…
“We said yes.” That was the consensus of a group of over 100 adjunct professors after a day of panels and discussions about organizing contingent faculty in the Boston metro area to raise standards for their profession. The event was…
By Dr. Jack Dempsey I’m Dr. Jack Dempsey and, while I’m “only” part-time college faculty, like you I have more than a full-time dedication to educating and empowering the students with whom I’m fortunate to work. Through 20 years of…
By Deborah Schwartz What brings us to this place, where we must organize a union to win a strong voice so we can negotiate with the private universities that employ us? Why do we need access to professional development, publishing…