The American Federation of Teachers has found that more than a quarter of contingent faculty (28%) make below the federal poverty line for a family of four annually.
Following President Jason Wingard's resignation last month, more than 80% of the university's faculty union cast a vote of no confidence in their Provost and Board of Trustee chair.
A new report from the National Education Association ranks all 50 states' average faculty salaries and answers a $15,000 question causing pay gaps between colleagues of different institutions.
Impassioned to fight for livable wages and health benefits, a recent strike at Temple upended the school's president and the University of Chicago's recent bid to unionize won in a landslide.
"Generations of grad workers have organized before us. and I'm really excited to finally win," said one graduate student in the university's physics department.
