Virtual Event
According to the 2022 Contingent Faculty Survey conducted by the American Federation of Teachers, 鈥�75% of faculty [nationally] are not eligible for tenure and 47% hold part-time positions.鈥� Fewer than 50% of the respondents reported having employer-provided health insurance, most make well under 4K per class, and only 20% report being able to comfortably cover basic monthly expenses. When we discuss 鈥渨ellness鈥� in academic and community contexts, who is included in that conversation? What is wellness if not healthcare, livable wages, predictable schedules, and on-the-job resources鈥攏one of which are available to most contingent faculty? This hour will be dedicated to a conversation about adjunct issues and futures. We will discuss the current conditions of adjuncting in northeast Ohio; national movements toward unionization, higher wages, and workers鈥� rights; and ways our specific academic communities might contribute to the wellbeing of this ever-growing faculty population via amplification, resource sharing, activism, and job creation.
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This event is sponsored by the Cleveland State University Poetry Center.