Contingent Faculty

"contracts that protect and reward contingent faculty. Its collective bargaining agreement requires: wage floors and opportunities for salary increases that take seniority into account; health benefits for faculty who teach a 40 percent load or higher (two courses per semester); annual contracts for lecturers who work at the University for more than a year; three-year contracts for lecturers who work at the University for more than six consecutive years; commitments to provide lecturers with the same number of courses per year based on the previous year's average teaching load (depending on enrollment); and a formal reappointment process based on evaluation criteria that are written down and shared with faculty in advance."