Joe Berry's COCAL Updates 23Mar12

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Updates in brief and links

ADJUNCTIVERSE

Adjunct problem is every professor's problem, on More or Less Bunk 

Idaho adjunct with bipolar disorder fired after gun incident 

A "nosey" philosophical contribution by our fellow precarious faculty (and author) Alex Kudera, on his blog

Adjunct Nation,  about "one of the fastest-growing job titles in America ... ‘adjunct professor’ (an ill-paid, overworked species of academic).” IHE

Article about College of William and Mary adjuncts 

ORGANIZING

• U of Mich. grad union faces setback in legislature
• Illinois appeals court rules that joint FTTT and NTT joint unit is illegal by IL statute. Union appeal planned in U of IL, Chicago case.

MUNDO PREC@RIO

• A day in the life of one of our fellow precarious workers (day labor in a factory)
• Grad activis Email joeberry@igc.org, to subscribe to regular updates in brief and links by email. More about Joe Berry.    t starts crowd sourcing compilation of grad employees pay and conditions parallel to adjunct project of same type

INTERNATIONAL

• A new internet-published proposal in China which gives current demands, especially regarding education, very much like that which we in the movement and unions have been fighting for here in the US. Reportedly, being widely discussed.
• New study compares purchasing power internationally of professors, but leaves out the precarious majority worldwide. IHE

4PROFIT HIGHERED

• For-Profit Higher Ed in CA: the coming train wreck, by Ca Faculty Assoc 

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