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Protestors and members of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union march down Commonwealth Avenue toward 1 Silber Way during a walkout on May 1. BUGWU, which has been on strike since March 25, demands higher waves, comprehensive healthcare, childcare funding and workload protections from the University’s administration. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Graduate worker strike continues: everything to know about BUGWU so far

Kayla Baltazar June 2, 2024
The Boston University Graduate Workers Union has entered its 10th week of striking against the BU administration. Here is everything you need to know about BUGWU so far.
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EDITORIAL: No revolution to be found in BU’s updated Work from Home policies

Editors December 9, 2021
A recent BU Today piece praising BU’s remote work policy ignores the ways BU's work population remains unprotected.
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BU AAUP recognized by national organization, begins reaching out to administration

Rin Velasco April 14, 2021
National recognition provides credibility as well as legal aid if the organization needs it.
MARTIN: Hiring part-time professors doesn't make sense

MARTIN: Hiring part-time professors doesn’t make sense

Ellis Martin February 24, 2016

Sometimes, I think college is hard. I often dream of inserting a pupil in my place, taking notes and passing exams. Imagine that. A student taking your academic spot, freeing up your schedule and reducing...

A study published Friday by the New Delphi Project from the University of Southern California found a decrease in tenure and tenure-track faculty and an increase in adjunct and temporary faculty. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Non-tenure faculty on the increase, study shows

Molly Minniti February 26, 2015

Postsecondary institutions are increasingly hiring more non-tenure, part-time faculty and fewer tenure and tenure-track faculty, according to a Friday study commissioned by the University of Southern...

Massachusetts adjunct professors gather to vote about unionization at the National Labor Relations Board in Boston Wednesday. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU adjunct professors vote to unionize by a 2-to-1 margin

J.D. Capelouto February 5, 2015

As part of a yearlong campaign that has brought part-time faculty unions to several universities in Massachusetts, Boston University adjunct faculty voted Wednesday to join the Service Employees International...

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...

Dr. Maureen Sullivan, an adjunct professor at Boston University, protests for better wages and job contracts with BU workers Oct. 15. PHOTO BY FELICIA GANS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU adjunct faculty files for union election, take steps toward goals

Mina Corpuz October 31, 2014

In order to better address concerns and improve teaching conditions, Boston University adjunct faculty announced that it filed the paperwork necessary to take the first steps toward unionizing, according...

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