Academia’s Indentured Servants
By Sarah Kendzior Most adjuncts teach at multiple universities while still not making enough to stay above the poverty…
Effort to Unionize Adjuncts by Region Starts a Campaign in Boston
By Peter Schmidt A national labor union that has made strides in organizing adjunct instructors in Washington, D.C., and…
UCC Adjuncts Face Cut Hours Under Obamacare
By P. Justin Fahey, The Westfield Leader […] Mr. Lenihan, however, put that rumor to rest indicating that adjuncts…
Our Dirty Little Secret
By Adrianna Kezar, David Longanecker and Daniel Maxey The faculty in postsecondary education has changed so much in the…
Punishing adjuncts
The Affordable Care Act takes effect Jan. 1, 2014. Part of the law’s unintended consequences will be its effect…
Adjuncts on File
By Carl Straumsheim New Jersey’s community colleges will this year consolidate how they hire and train non-tenure-track instructors, but…
Comments needed: Don’t let colleges use the ACA to abuse contingent faculty
[…] The AFT plans to comment again, urging Treasury to stay true to the spirit of the Affordable Care…
We are Watching
Legislation can move quickly in Trenton or take eons to even be considered. AFTNJ leaders and staff attend Senate…
Health Insurance and Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty could benefit from the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but presumably only those in cases…
Adjuncts learn latest on Affordable Care Act implications
Many adjuncts and part-time faculty at colleges and universities feel apprehensive about some aspects of the Affordable Care Act,…
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