For Washington-area universities, the large pool of professionals willing to teach on a part-time basis is an embarrassment of riches. But some have argued that colleges are over-relying on part-time labor, and underpaying teachers. We learn about a new collective bargaining agreement between George Washington University and a local union of part-time and adjunct staff.
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Adjunct Angst: The Dollar Value of A College Education
Listen Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 at 12:06 p.m. in Economy, EducationGuests
Kip Lornell
Adjunct Professor of Africana Studies and Music, George Washington University; Member, Service Employees International Union Local 500
Donald Lehman
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Theoretical Physics, George Washington University
Richard Boris
Director, National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (NCSCBHEP)
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