On August 11, Dr. Mariette Rattner presented information related to her dissertation: Teaching in Context: Exploring the Factors that Influence Community College Faculty Teaching Practices. The video of the event is availble here. Flex credit is still available as an independent project.
Parity For Palomar
They are reinterpreting their union motto “An injury to one is an injury to all” to mean “One colleague being underpaid is an affront to all faculty.”
Contingent Faculty and Union Corruption
These corrupt unions instead use contract negotiation and selective grieving to enshrine privileges for tenure-track faculty. Unions conspire with management to channel the surplus-value of contingent labor to tenure-track faculty and administrators.
Argument Resource
Having trouble getting through to people? Does self-interest cloud their thinking? Try giving them a Logical Fallacy or Cognitive Bias time-out card! The Thinking Shop will send anonymous decks to that stubborn Department Chair, Union Boss, or Politician. Or better yet, download them here for free, cut out a few specific problems, and add the […]
Resources from the General Meeting Friday, October 29, 1-3 pm
Here are resources from SDAFA’s Open Member Meeting, held online Friday, October 29, 1:00-3:00 pm PST. The topics included: Part-time Governance – Opportunities to serve in your college governance. SDAFA board members will share their experiences serving on their campuses and developing the PT voice. Healthcare Solutions – Updates for PTers losing SDCCD benefits on Sept 30 – Carlynne Allbee CalRTA update on the STRS […]
Until October 29th, SDAFA members stream “Professor Precarious” free!
In celebration of Fair Employment Week in Canada, SADFA is sponsoring free streaming of the recent documentary In Search of Professor Precarious Oct 18-29 From October 18th to the 29th the movie will be streaming here to watch at your convenience, bring your own popcorn and invite your adjunct friends. Please let us know what […]