Tag: corporatization

Broward College adjunct says: $16k a year does not a “valued colleague” make

March 17, 2014

As Evan Rowe reports, he and his fellow adjuncts are working to unionize at Broward College (it’s the community college of Broward County, FL, which includes Fort Lauderdale).  Rowe is one of the BC army of adjuncts making $16k a year, usually teaching only one class fewer than tenure-track professors who make several times as… More Broward College adjunct says: $16k a year does not a “valued colleague” make

CSU-Pueblo, or Cold Mountain?: Administration screws up, faculty suffers

March 15, 2014

A video, in honor of More or less bunk, where Jonathan Rees has been chronicling Colorado State-Pueblo president Leslie Di Mare’s unilateral move to up faculty teaching loads from 3-3 to 4-4, as announced in this letter.  As Historiann has noted, Di Mare’s letter is all passive: rather than Di Mare taking responsibility for the… More CSU-Pueblo, or Cold Mountain?: Administration screws up, faculty suffers

One way to make privatization pay: cheat

February 26, 2014

In my previous post, I noted that my august university has decided to boondoggle outsource privatize another teaching function, in this case, aviation instruction, through the hiring of North Star Aviation and, presumably, moving university employees to North Star. Part of how outsourcing can be economically feasible is through paying employees less.  Of course, it… More One way to make privatization pay: cheat

News Flash #234,234,867: Administrative Bloat Is What Causes Increase in Costs

February 11, 2014

OK, so maybe this story hasn’t been reported over 200 million times.  But still, in this recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, further evidence that a) most of the increased costs to students in education have come from the combination of increased administrative personnel and salaries and, in the case of public institutions,… More News Flash #234,234,867: Administrative Bloat Is What Causes Increase in Costs