Apply to "Faculty Research Forum" (FRF) for five sessions of support and suggestions on writing peer-reviewed articles or book chapters. Deadline to apply: September 19th. (Click TITLE to read more.)
UAFP President Barbara Lerner spoke yesterday on WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show about the situation of adjuncts in academia. The first question he asked was how the union changed the adjunct experience at Pace. To listen to Barbara's answer and this highly informative discussion of adjunct issues CLICK HERE.
Regulations Implementing Employer Shared Responsibility Under the Affordable Care Act The final regulations provide clarifications … regarding whether employees of certain types or in certain occupations are considered full-time, including: Educational employees: Teachers and other educational employees will not be treated as part-time for the year simply because their school is closed or operating on [...]