State University Adjuncts Deserve Collective Bargaining

state university adjuncts deserve collective bargaining

By Jayne Bernasconi I have been in denial for years now. I am a dance professor at Towson University. I have been teaching here for 26 years, and I wake up most mornings genuinely excited to go to work. I love the students, the diversity they bring, what they teach me as much as I teach them. I love the department, the colleagues, the work itself. And for most of those 26 years, I told myself it was enough. In 2008, a full-time position opened u…

26 Years As An Adjunct Professor At Towson University With Few Benefits, She Would Like To See Part-Timers Get Bargaining Rights

I have been in denial for years now. I am a dance professor at Towson University. I have been teaching here for 26 years, and I wake up most mornings genuinely excited to go to work. I love the students, the diversity they bring, what they teach me as much as I teach them. I love the department, the colleagues, the work itself. And for most of those 26 years, I told myself it was enough. In 2008, a full-time position opened up, and I went for it…