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Boston University adjunct professor Janet Bailey speaks at a forum in October advocating for better benefits and accommodations. PHOTO BY KYRA LOUIE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU adjunct faculty to receive ballots, begin vote for unionization

J.D. Capelouto January 15, 2015

As part of an ongoing effort to better address concerns and treatment of part-time faculty, adjunct professors at Boston University will soon participate in an election to determine whether or not they...

Boston University adjunct professor Maureen Sullivan symbolically offers her dinner to BU President Robert Brown during a BU workers march in October. The National Labor Relations Board set a January date for BU adjunct professors to vote on whether they will unionize and be represented by the Service Employees International Union. PHOTO BY FELICIA GANS/DFP FILE PHOTO

Adjunct faculty, University administration differ on unionization push

Paige Smith November 19, 2014

In an ongoing effort to address concerns about the treatment of part-time faculty on college campuses, adjunct professors at Boston University are preparing for a January election that will determine...

Boston University School of Management sophomores David Szczepankiewicz (left) and Jose Godoy (right) are up-and-coming disc jockeys in the Boston club scene who perform under the monikers of Davvid and Godoii. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID SZCZEPANKIEWICZ

BU DJs Godoii, Davvid to headline Crush! University on Thursday

Shannon Zeng October 8, 2014

While a portion of the college population go through penniless internships to earn a decent spot in their career professions, Godoii and Davvid — stage names for Boston University disc jockeys Jose Godoy...

PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

RYAN: Part-Time Pay, Full Time Professors

Sara Ryan September 30, 2014

In January, I walked into the basement lecture hall in the College of Arts and Sciences for my first class of the semester. My instructor was not on RateMyProfessor.com, and no one had heard of him. I...

EDIT: Catch 22

Editors September 4, 2014

A student’s classroom experience can only be as good as the professor creating it. But in the case of Boston University’s adjunct professors, some say there are boundaries hindering their ability to...

Petitions drafted in support of adjunct professor unionization

Daily Free Press Admin July 31, 2014

Several students, alumni and full-time professors at Boston University have launched petitions to advocate for the unionization of part-time faculty, a change they say will provide adjunct professors with...

BU adjunct professors organizing vote to unionize

Daily Free Press Admin May 1, 2014

As part of a national movement to end the alleged injustices of adjunct professors, members of the Boston University adjunct faculty are working to unionize. “The adjunct professors are doing this...

Congressional report recognizes difficulties faced by adjunct professors

Daily Free Press Admin January 28, 2014

As adjunct professors at many institutions of higher education fight for adequate employment benefits, a report recently issued by Congress recognizes the challenges part-time professors face. Issued...

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