Above photo: For months, USF system President Judy Genshaft’s administration fought the union effort by opposing it in filings with PERC and repeatedly attacking the union in emails to adjuncts. Jonah Hinebaugh
Author: Nancy McCann
Above photo: Several individuals wearing “Faculty Forward” T-shirts questioned USF system president Judy Genshaft at a forum in October 2017 about the state of adjuncts. Jonah Hinebaugh | The Crow’s
Above photo: Cheryl DeFlavis (left), an adjunct at Hillsborough Community College, says a new union there is already improving things for adjuncts. But Olufunke Fontenot, the interim vice chancellor for academic
Above photo: It is important to recognize that the world’s problems are “deeply intermeshed,” Thomas R. Pickering declares at the campus’ sixth annual conference on world affairs. Nancy McCann | The
By Nancy McCann Adjunct faculty on the three campuses of the USF system can finally stop chanting “let us vote.” On Monday, it was announced that they were victorious in
By Nancy McCann Buried in a 52 page bill awaiting action in the Legislature is a proposal that would abolish the independent accreditation of USF St. Petersburg. If adopted, the
Above photo: At a Nov. 29 rally on the Tampa campus, adjuncts rebuked USF System President Judy Genshaft and the university for fighting their efforts to hold a union election to
By Nancy McCann After months of describing their individual struggles with low income and financial hardships, adjunct faculty from the three USF campuses have one, simple message: Let us vote.
By Nancy McCann Although USF St. Petersburg relies heavily on adjunct professors, the university system says they are just temporary employees who fill “unexpected holes” in the teaching schedule and therefore
By Nancy McCann Friday the 13th was a lucky day for adjunct faculty members in the USF system who are seeking approval to hold a union election. In a 29-page