Sadie Reynolds Campus Equity Week 2015: Adjunct Organizing at Cabrillo During the week of October 26th, faculty across the nation participated in Campus Equity Week, a biannual event designed to raise awareness about the national […]
Karl Ewald Introduction Ultimately, I’d like to propose a strategy for thinking about steady movement toward parity by proposing an “equal raise for equal work” model as a starting point for future discussions. In […]
Sadie Reynolds During the week of October 26th, faculty across the nation will participate in Campus Equity Week, a biannual national event designed to raise awareness around the issue of part-time academic labor in […]
Debra Spencer A Proposal For almost 30 years I was adjunct faculty here. For the last 10 years I’ve been contract faculty. That’s nearly 40 years of discussing and lamenting over the two-tier system, saying […]
Sadie Reynolds Part-Time Committee Meetings: Fall 2015 Please Join Us the Third Wednesday of Each Month at the Farm: 3-4:30pm. Your Part-Time Committee will meet the third Wednesday of each month at 3pm at the […]
By Maya Bendotoff, CCFT Executive Director As the 2014-15 year winds to a close, much looms on the horizon. Here is a brief snapshot of some of the issues we’ve been working on. Compensation Regarding […]
by Sadie Reynolds Adjuncts: Did you know that you may qualify for unemployment benefits over winter break? Because our work is contingent on enrollments and departmental need we are legally temporary, part-time workers. While you […]
by Sadie Reynolds On February 25th faculty and students across the nation raised awareness about the issue of contingent labor in higher education as part of “National Adjunct Walkout Day.” The event was a resounding success, […]
by Katie Woolsey As most of us are aware, an increasing proportion of higher educational instruction in the United States is performed by adjunct, part-time, and non-contract faculty. In response to this reality, a movement […]
Adjunct faculty members without sufficient earnings from other employment may be eligible for unemployment insurance over winter break. “Underemployed” adjuncts may be able to receive reduced benefits. To maximize benefits, adjuncts should apply as soon […]
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