First of all, thanks to everyone that responded. The information you provided will be very helpful. Second, I need to mention that surveys continued to come in after the deadline for the article on this topic that will appear in the Santa Maria Times on November 29, so there may be some small discrepancies in […]
Read More →Read the recent New York Times Sunday Dialogue: Academia’s Two Tracks that contains responses to the question “Are adjuncts better teachers than tenure track faculty?”
Read More →We held our Fall Membership Meeting—the first one in our new office—on November 7. Everyone had a nice time, but what stands out most is how many times someone said, “You should do this more often!” An excellent suggestion. We need to have more opportunities for our members to just spend time with one another. […]
Read More →Third 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. “Know You Have Made A Difference In My Life.” When Deborah (not her real name) was being evaluated recently, an issue arose that she felt […]
Read More →I was asked to be a panelist at a CFT sponsored event on Oct. 31 at UCSB that dealt with the issues of contingent labor in higher education. The other two panelists were Katia McClain, a lecturer in Slavic languages at UCSB, and Randy Rightmire, who teaches at both UCSB and Santa Barbara City College. […]
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