Graduate Students and Unionization
byPost inauguration 2017 the question (besides what next?) will be: are graduate students at private universities workers? The Columbia decision confirmed it, but will…
Advocacy
Panel 645: Scholarly Teaching Abstracts
byThe Contingent Labor in the Profession Committee of the MLA welcomes you to join our evening panel session: 645. Scholarly Teaching / Teaching as…
Notes on Studying Precarity
byThe University of Southern Denmark is offering applications for a three year PhD fellowship on Literature, unemployment and precarious labor. Advertised on The Chronicle of Higher…
MLA Subconference Interview Podcast
byA podcast interview with MLA Subconference organizers Margaret Hanzimanolis and Andrew Yale. The 2016 MLA Subconference, “Between the Public and Its Privates,” will take place at Cheer Up Charlies in Austin, Texas, on January 6-7, 2016.
CUNY Panel: Labor Justice in Writing Programs
byOn Friday, December 4, 2015, New York area faculty and graduate students gathered at Guttman Community College, CUNY, near Bryant Park for the 11th…
Tweets from Campus Equity Week 2015
byA collection of Tweets from Campus Equity Week, October 26-30, 2015
New video: Freeway Fliers
byHere’s a link to a compelling new video outlining the problem of reliance on contingent labor in higher ed. Watch it. Share it.
A Letter to Deans and Department Chairs
byIn conjunction with Campus Equity Week (26–30 October), we, the members of the MLA’s Committee on Contingent Labor in the Profession, ask for your commitment to ensuring job security for all faculty members on your campus.
What is Campus Equity Week October 26-30, 2015?
byWhat is Campus Equity Week October 26-30, 2015?
Campus Equity Week (CEW) is a week of education and activism that draws attention to the working conditions of faculty working on temporary, low-paid contracts, who now constitute the majority of college instructors. These instructors work in insecure part- and full-time non-tenure track positions, usually subject to exploitative employment conditions. CEW was originally devised by contingent faculty activists in 2001 in order to highlight the appalling working conditions of the majority of the faculty and the impact of those working conditions on the quality of education.
Campus Equity Week Interview with Rosemary Feal
byAn interview podcast with MLA Executive Director Rosemary Feal about Campus Equity Week.