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Why I'm Not Canceling Class
Email from Berkeley lecturer to his students draws praise for his comments on the value of education -- and some criticism for his refusal to honor a picket line.
Adjunct Connections
Union seeking collective bargaining for those off the tenure track wants to attract student support by focusing on debt.
Shift on Grad Unions
NYU offers to permit election on collective bargaining for teaching assistants, but not for research assistants. Move marks shift for university, but union leader says it is based on "arbitrary distinctions."
A Market Approach
Eastern Washington U. and its faculty union agree to base professors' raises on how much above or below the market they are in their disciplines.
Aiming to Organize
AAUP's new head administrator, who comes from a union background, signals a focus on getting more faculty members involved.
'It's My Business'
Cary Nelson warns that MOOCs could lead to erosion of faculty members' intellectual property rights.
Adjunct Win at Religious College
NLRB official, rejecting stance of Pacific Lutheran U., says non-tenure-track faculty members have right to vote on collective bargaining.
Faculty vs. Accreditor
With City College of San Francisco facing possible accreditor-mandated shutdown, faculty unions urge agency to back down, arguing that review was flawed and tainted by conflicts of interest.