Welcome to a new space for adjunct faculty
The number of contract faculty members in Canadian universities is growing, outpacing more secure forms of employment, while tenure-track hiring is lagging. Members of this constituency — sometimes...
View ArticleSix myths about contract faculty in Canada
Sessionals face a great deal of adversity and insecurity, but clinging to certain assumptions blinds us to the reality of our conditions as an auxiliary academic workforce — and to insights on how to...
View ArticleContract faculty and the union
Most universities have a certified bargaining unit for faculty that may include contract faculty. When a university’s faculty association doesn’t represent part-timers, there usually is a separate...
View ArticleThe long, hard summer of the adjunct
One of the unfortunate realities facing many adjuncts is the need to rely on employment insurance between teaching periods. Although there’s no shame in relying on funds that you’ve paid into, it does...
View ArticleTips on surviving “Chronic Adjunctivitis”
You may feel isolated, alienated, invisible, marginalized, and detached from your academic unit. You may not be part of the faculty mailing list as big decisions are being made without your input, but...
View ArticleInternational adjuncts in solidarity: COCAL XI
This past August, I attended the Coalition of Contingent Academic Labour conference (COCAL XI) in New York City. The biennial event, which has been running since 1998, brings together adjuncts from...
View ArticleLet’s reconsider our hiring practices for contract academic staff
With an ever increasing faculty complement of contract academic staff, should hiring committees consider the ethical aspects of internal hiring? In many universities, hiring practices are long...
View ArticleWelcome to a new space for adjunct faculty
The number of contract faculty members in Canadian universities is growing, outpacing more secure forms of employment, while tenure-track hiring is lagging. Members of this constituency — sometimes...
View ArticleSix myths about contract faculty in Canada
Sessionals face a great deal of adversity and insecurity, but clinging to certain assumptions blinds us to the reality of our conditions as an auxiliary academic workforce — and to insights on how to...
View ArticleContract faculty and the union
Most universities have a certified bargaining unit for faculty that may include contract faculty. When a university’s faculty association doesn’t represent part-timers, there usually is a separate...
View ArticleThe long, hard summer of the adjunct
One of the unfortunate realities facing many adjuncts is the need to rely on employment insurance between teaching periods. Although there’s no shame in relying on funds that you’ve paid into, it does...
View ArticleTips on surviving “Chronic Adjunctivitis”
You may feel isolated, alienated, invisible, marginalized, and detached from your academic unit. You may not be part of the faculty mailing list as big decisions are being made without your input, but...
View ArticleInternational adjuncts in solidarity: COCAL XI
This past August, I attended the Coalition of Contingent Academic Labour conference (COCAL XI) in New York City. The biennial event, which has been running since 1998, brings together adjuncts from...
View ArticleLet’s reconsider our hiring practices for contract academic staff
With an ever increasing faculty complement of contract academic staff, should hiring committees consider the ethical aspects of internal hiring? In many universities, hiring practices are long...
View ArticleWelcome to a new space for adjunct faculty
The number of contract faculty members in Canadian universities is growing, outpacing more secure forms of employment, while tenure-track hiring is lagging. Members of this constituency — sometimes...
View ArticleSix myths about contract faculty in Canada
Sessionals face a great deal of adversity and insecurity, but clinging to certain assumptions blinds us to the reality of our conditions as an auxiliary academic workforce — and to insights on how to...
View ArticleContract faculty and the union
Most universities have a certified bargaining unit for faculty that may include contract faculty. When a university’s faculty association doesn’t represent part-timers, there usually is a separate...
View ArticleThe long, hard summer of the adjunct
One of the unfortunate realities facing many adjuncts is the need to rely on employment insurance between teaching periods. Although there’s no shame in relying on funds that you’ve paid into, it does...
View ArticleTips on surviving “Chronic Adjunctivitis”
You may feel isolated, alienated, invisible, marginalized, and detached from your academic unit. You may not be part of the faculty mailing list as big decisions are being made without your input, but...
View ArticleInternational adjuncts in solidarity: COCAL XI
This past August, I attended the Coalition of Contingent Academic Labour conference (COCAL XI) in New York City. The biennial event, which has been running since 1998, brings together adjuncts from...
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