Recently, an 83 year old “adjunct professor” passed away, and her sad death generated headlines. She was nearly destitute, and her passing for an all too brief moment shined a light on the plight of “contingent” faculty in US higher education. But the public’s attention span is short, and her story, I’m afraid, will be […]
Read More →Read Mark Miller’s article Pricey texts cost more than money in the October 25, 2013 Santa Maria Times that discusses the implications of costly texts.
Read More →The October 2013 issue of the AFT Community College Perspective includes an article highlighting the results of recent negotiations by the Part-Time Faculty Association. The biggest accomplishment was placing the state parity funds on the salary schedule. Other highlights include: increased pay for office hours by 30% added five new columns to the non-credit salary […]
Read More →Congratulations to Rich Baker who was elected as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Part-Time Faculty Board. If you’d like to join us in congratulating Rich, please leave a comment below.
Read More →Second in a series of articles that address the importance of unions and what, in particular, your union, the Part-Time Faculty Association, has accomplished for part-timers at Allan Hancock College. The Case of the 2008 Summer Paychecks When I received my “offer of employment” for teaching the 2008 summer session, I was pleasantly surprised. Instead […]
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