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“The face of the social dance program for 17 years”: Studies in Precarity
In solidarity and gratitude, we are sharing a series—”Studies in Precarity”—of stories from departing contingent faculty, who still have much to teach us. Scores, perhaps over 200, of Miami contingent faculty have received notices of non-renewal for 2020–21. Many may soon find themselves unemployed and without health insurance in the middle of a pandemic and…
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“I was so active in service on campus that I won two service awards”: Studies in Precarity
In solidarity and gratitude, we are sharing a series—”Studies in Precarity”—of stories from departing contingent faculty, who still have much to teach us. Scores, perhaps over 200, of Miami contingent faculty have received notices of non-renewal for 2020–21. Many may soon find themselves unemployed and without health insurance in the middle of a pandemic and…
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“I ran a very successful research center that involved more than 70 students…it will close down”: Studies in Precarity
In solidarity and gratitude, we are sharing a series—”Studies in Precarity”—of stories from departing contingent faculty, who still have much to teach us. Scores, perhaps over 200, of Miami contingent faculty have received notices of non-renewal for 2020–21. Many may soon find themselves unemployed and without health insurance in the middle of a pandemic and…
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“The die is cast: my retirement is gutted”: Studies in Precarity
In solidarity and gratitude, we are sharing a series—”Studies in Precarity”—of stories from departing contingent faculty, who still have much to teach us. Scores, perhaps over 200, of Miami contingent faculty have received notices of non-renewal for 2020–21. Many may soon find themselves unemployed and without health insurance in the middle of a pandemic and…
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Resources for Non-Renewed Faculty
We have posted a page of information resources for non-renewed faculty. Please let us know of other resources we can add to the page.
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Surviving and Thriving Require Genuine Shared Governance
In this unprecedented crisis, every university in this country will be making painful budgetary decisions. Hard discussions about how to survive and thrive during and after the crisis—examples of generatively difficult shared governance—are underway at many other universities. At Miami, not so, yet. Shared governance is the meaningful participation by faculty in decisions that affect the…
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Over 800 sign petition on contingent faculty cuts
Here is the text of a petition we posted yesterday (now closed for signatures as we have shared it with the administration). Thanks to the over 800 who signed in support. This week, the majority of contingent faculty at Miami University—visiting assistant professors, instructors, and adjuncts—were told that their contracts will not be renewed in…
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Don’t Give Up: Shared Governance and Shared Sacrifice
Over the last ten days, over 300 members of our community signed a petition, “Shared Governance and Shared Sacrifice during the Coronavirus Crisis,” agreeing that “amid the uncertainties generated by this crisis, the need for real shared governance, unfettered academic freedom, and economic security for faculty remains unchanged.” Sadly, AAUP’s advice that “principles of shared…
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Sign Petition: Shared Governance & Shared Sacrifice During the Coronavirus Crisis
Miami colleagues, please sign our petition. Faculty at Miami and across the country have stepped up and made sacrifices to meet our students’ needs in the current crisis, and we will continue to do whatever is necessary. But amid the uncertainties generated by this crisis, the need for real shared governance, unfettered academic freedom, and…