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• Dr. Peter D.G. Brown: A tenured prof. fights for part-timer equity at SUNY.
• In California, adjuncts watched in horror as their union negotiated catastrophic pay cuts.
• The Adjunct Advisor tackles questions about terminal degrees, freedom of speech and students failing to cite sources.
• Read tips designed to help your students prepare for finals successfully.
• and more...

FEATURES

COVER STORY
Unions are supposed to bargain for higher pay and better benefits for members. However the United Faculty, a union in California, recently negotiated a contract that called for cuts in faculty salaries and benefits.

PROFILE
Dr. Peter D.G. Brown thinks his family history of advocacy may play a part in his own fight against inequality in academe: his father was a lifelong supporter of minority rights who contributed generous amounts of money to African-American and Native American organizations; his mother was a union organizer in Hollywood in the 1930s; and his great-grandparents hid slaves and provided logistical support in southern Illinois for the Underground Railroad in the early 1800s. Now it’s his turn.

NEWS

SHOPTALK
At New York University, the President of the part-time faculty union landed a full-time teaching job and resigned from his post. NYU union members called for a new election. Instead, UAW officials stepped in and appointed a new union president--a part-timer who doesn’t teach at NYU.

GOING THE DISTANCE
Searching high. Searching low. Our columnist rounds up the best Internet search engine resources for distance education faculty and their students.

DESK DRAWER

• George Washington University P/Timers Preparing for their Day in Court
• Adjuncts at Harper College Sign First Union Contract
• Religious Studies P/Timer Sues BCC
• Part-Timers Driving Up Cost of Textbooks?
• Vermont College Fires Union Organizer and Wins in Court

IN THE CLASSROOM

IN THE CLASSROOM
Final examinations are a measure of your students’ progress, as well as your ability to convey information. Here are some tips to help your students prepare for your finals successfully.

OPINION

FIRST PERSON
Adjunct activism? Are you kidding? Our essayist is too busy worrying where the next car payment is going to come from.

ADJUNCT ADVISOR
Readers ask the questions, and the Adjunct Advisor answers 'em. In this issue, the Advisor tackles freedom of speech. terminal degrees and students who forget to cite sources.

THE LAST WORD