If you weren’t able to attend the Candidate Forum hosted by CODAA, you can read about it in the March 18th issue of the Courier.
See pp. 3 & 5:
http://www.cod.edu/courier/pdfs/courier10_11/spring/03.18.11/NEWSfinal03.18.11.pdf
There’s a new webseries out about life as an adjunct at fictional Juniper College:
http://junipercollege.gloriousrobot.com/
Enjoy!
CODAA will be conducting an election of Officers on April 27th. Are you interested in running for an office? All positions are compensated for the workload; positions are for 2 years. You must be a member of CODAA and the IEA/NEA.
Open positions are:
Basic descriptions of position responsibilities are available in the CODAA Bylaws (see pg 2-3). You may also contact CODAA for further information or to express your interest in running for a position. Nominations must be received by April 5th; you can nominate yourself.
The following links (news/opinion pieces) have been excerpted from the COCAL listserv email sent out on Friday March 11, 2011. If you’re not already on the list, it is really a great resource for keeping up to date on adjunct happenings and discussions nationally, and labor issues in general. The links are compiled by Joe Berry, an adjunct activist formerly based in Illinois/Chicago (http://chicagococal.org/)
“Stuck with Adjuncts”
http://chronicle.com/blogs/onhiring/stuck-with-adjuncts/28176Article against higher ed unions in USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2011-03-03-column03_ST_N.htmAdjuncts in NY and Chicago consider strike action.
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/7024/adjuncts_outrage_in_chicago_and_new_york/Losing the narrative on the public employee debate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-a-palermo/losing-the-narrative-on-p_b_830943.html?ref=email_shareParent of Ohio’s Bill 5 against faculty collective bargaining revealed
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/09/head_of_ohio_university_association_hatched_idea_to_kill_faculty_unions
