Adjuncts focus of Diane Rehm Show
The Diane Rehm show highlighted adjuncts with a panel discussion titled “The Growing Use of #Adjunct Professors” that included Maria Maisto, president of New Faculty Majority. Visit this page and click...
View ArticleReview: New research on psychological experiences of NTT faculty
Predictors of depression, stress, and anxiety among non-tenure track faculty By Gretchen Maria Reevy and Grace Deason Journal Name: Frontiers in Psychology Review by Sue Doe, Associate Professor of...
View ArticleNFM’s Maisto to join Adjunct Action for live online convo July 18
Adjunct working conditions are student learning conditions. That’s something Maria Maisto, president of New Faculty Majority has said is a central tenet in the drive to organize adjuncts and improve...
View ArticleNFM Reports: Congress, unions act on some contingent faculty issues
Jul 24, 2014 – NFM Reports: Congress, unions act on some contingent faculty issues Jul 15, 2014 – News about Contingent Faculty Heating Up This Summer
View ArticleJoin Adjunct Action for 8/5 call with Sen. Durbin
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Sen. Richard A. Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a bill in Congress on July 30 that would help part-time adjunct faculty access Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Join Adjunct...
View ArticleGet Reports on Contingency from AFT, NEA 2014 Convention, Meeting
NFM Board members attended the AFT 2014 Convention and the NEA 2014 Representative Assembly this summer and filed reports on the discussions and resolutions related to contingent academic employment...
View ArticleNFM Announces Steve Street Award for Extraordinary Faculty Activism
For Immediate Release Aug. 5, 2014 Contact: Maria Maisto, President, New Faculty Majority; Executive Director, New Faculty Majority Foundation, maria.maisto@newfacultymajority.info, 216-262-4375 New...
View ArticleContingency, Democracy & Higher Ed’s Mission: An Article in AAC&U Journal...
“Parts of a Whole: Contingency, Democracy, and Higher Education’s Mission,” an article by Maria Maisto, president of New Faculty Majority, is one several on the topic of general education and...
View ArticleNFM member on “The Vexing Challenges of Contingent Historians”
NFM member Donald Rogers explores the ways contingent employment affects history education in “The Vexing Challenges of Contingent Historians,” which is published in this August’s debut issue of The...
View ArticleStudy of GMU contingent faculty most comprehensive to date
On Oct. 9, researchers in the Public Sociology Association at George Mason University will release the findings of their GMU Contingent Faculty Study, the most comprehensive study of contingent faculty...
View Article#Thank activists with nomination for the 2015 NFM Steve Street Award
In honor of Campus Equity Week’s recognition of activists and allies working for change in higher ed, we invite nominations for the 2015 Steve Street Award for Extraordinary Faculty Activism. View...
View ArticleRosemary Feal to step down as MLA Exec Director
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/25/rosemary-feal-executive-director-mla-announces-her-departure-effective-summer-2017 The NFM/F Board of Directors congratulates Rosemary Feal on her...
View ArticleAttend a performance of the 1937 pro-union musical “The Cradle Will Rock” in...
image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cradle_Will_Rock#/media/File:The_Cradle_Will_Rock.jpg As part of our effort to integrate the arts and advocacy, NFM is a sponsor of a concert performance...
View ArticleLong-Awaited DOL Guidance Issued on Adjuncts’ Right to Unemployment Insurance
Good news for contingent faculty applying for unemployment insurance between academic terms (like now): DOL guidance clarifies to state agencies how to understand adjunct employment and our right to...
View ArticleNew Faculty Majority endorses A Day Without A Woman and the International...
A Day Without A Woman International Women’s Strike Slightly more than half of all contingent faculty are women, and women constitute the clear majority of contingent faculty in “feminized” fields in...
View ArticleChanges coming soon to NFM web presence
We are making long-needed changes to NFM’s web presence as we build on eleven years of work and prepare for new challenges ahead. Watch this space for a new look and new functionality that will enable...
View ArticleUnemployment Filing Season is Underway!
Contingent faculty are usually eligible for unemployment benefits when they are dismissed at the end of each term, up until they are actually working again. This eligibility comes from the fact that...
View ArticleUnemployment Filing Season: Pandemic Version
Unemployment for contingent faculty has been a fraught topic for many years. Contingent faculty, like other seasonal workers, should receive unemployment benefits in between jobs. However, their...
View ArticleSolidarity with the Racial Justice Movement
NFM honors and celebrates Juneteenth and mourns all Black lives lost due to racism. We commit to stronger action in the service of racial justice in higher education and across all sectors of society....
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