Greetings!
Today's post contains the final segment of a talk that I gave last December on the challenges facing faculty as they enter contract negotiations in June of 2014. Part 1 dealt with the history of the college system and changes to the level of government funding it receives. Part 2 dealt with the impacts of austerity on college students and professors. Part 3 focused on the issue of faculty academic freedom, and its critical importance for maintaining the quality of college education.
In Part 4, I discuss the drastic increase in non-full time faculty, and the ways this leads to precarious, under-paid academic work, and also to an impoverished learning environment. In addition, I share some insights from my visits to 23 colleges and consider how we can mobilize college faculty to make gains on the important issues of full time professors, sustainable workloads, and academic freedom.
Negotiations 2014 - Part 4
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Talking About Negotiations Part 3 - Academic Freedom
Greetings!
Today's post contains Part 3 of my talk about issues facing college professors as we enter contract negotiations in June of 2014. Part 1 dealt with the history of the college system and changes to the level of government funding it receives. Part 2 dealt with the impact that government austerity is having on college students and faculty.
Part 3 focuses on the issue of academic freedom, and explores the many ways in which college faculty's lack of academic freedom protection impairs quality education, and enables management to reduce full time faculty. Ultimately, gaining academic freedom and intellectual property protection in the collective agreement is a crucial goal for faculty. Without it, there is little we can do to protect academic standards in the colleges today.
Negotiations 2014 - Part 3
Today's post contains Part 3 of my talk about issues facing college professors as we enter contract negotiations in June of 2014. Part 1 dealt with the history of the college system and changes to the level of government funding it receives. Part 2 dealt with the impact that government austerity is having on college students and faculty.
Part 3 focuses on the issue of academic freedom, and explores the many ways in which college faculty's lack of academic freedom protection impairs quality education, and enables management to reduce full time faculty. Ultimately, gaining academic freedom and intellectual property protection in the collective agreement is a crucial goal for faculty. Without it, there is little we can do to protect academic standards in the colleges today.
Negotiations 2014 - Part 3
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