The New Faculty Majority, a national advocacy group for adjuncts and contingents, has just released their health insurance initiative and is now offering limited medical indemnity insurance coverage through Core Health Insurance for adjunct and contingent members in Illinois.
Follow this link to learn more: http://www.newfacultymajority.info/national/health-insurance-for-members
Line in the Sand on Hiring
June 17, 2011
On the relationship between FT & PT faculty make-up and educational quality.
Interested in becoming more active in the IEA? The IEA Summer Leadership Academy is a great place to start!
SLA will be held July 26-29, 2011 in Normal, Illinois. Click here to download a flyer and learn more.
Funding is available to reimburse costs incurred (mileage, lodging) by CODAA Members who attend. Contact CODAA for more information.
Legislation that would reduce pension benefits for all participants in the SURS system (FT, PT, CODAA, and non-CODAA alike) is now in play in the IL General Assembly as of Thursday May 26, 2011.
Among the provisions of SB 512:
From the May 23, 2011 edition of The Nation.: