Student’s work featured in article

In relation to our 2012-13 Flagship Cause, “Inequality in the Lecture Hall,” PhD candidate and Flagship Cause chair, Marisa Allison, was featured in a recent article on Inside Higher Ed.  Marisa’s doctoral work focusing on women earning their doctorates and the state of adjunct faculty were highlighted, as well as featuring a quote from her:

“As a movement, you’re trying to convince people to go against things they deeply believe about higher education – that if you go to school and get higher degrees, your chances of success will be much higher…the ‘front stage’ of what is happening looks equitable.  Student and parents don’t see the things that are unequal.”

The article can be found in its entirety here.

Adjunct Professors Unite: Labor Rights On College Campuses

Related to our Flagship Cause for the 2012-13 academic year, listen to a podcast from the Kojo Nnamdi show, originally aired on October 1, 2012 on WAMU 88.5 – Washington, DC.

Colleges and universities increasingly rely on part-time and non-tenure track faculty, who now teach half or more of all classes on many campuses. Many adjunct faculty complain of low salaries and little respect, including those who have been teaching full time for years. Some adjuncts are turning to labor unions to negotiate better pay and benefits, including adjuncts at George Washington University and American University. We explore the issues.

Guests

Peter Schmidt

Senior Writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education

Kip Lornell

Adjunct Professor of Africana Studies and Music, George Washington University; Vice President for HIgher Education, Service Employees International Union Local 500

Maria Maisto

President, New Faculty Majority; Adjunct Faculty, English Department, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio

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By: BestCollegesOnline.com