Tag Archives: Oregon

Oregon to Adopt Union-Backed Principles on Part Timers

Inside Higher Ed: Oregon to Adopt Union-Backed Principles on Part Timers

The Oregon Senate and House have now passed (with gubernatorial approval expected) legislation to codify principles of the Faculty and College Excellence Campaign of the American Federation of Teachers, which aims to improve the working conditions of faculty members and to push colleges to hire more tenure-track professors. Under the Oregon legislation, public colleges and universities will be required to report on the make-up of their faculties — something faculty groups say is essential for drawing attention to and changing hiring patterns. Further, some part timers will be able to gain eligibility for health insurance based on work at multiple colleges, not just one.

Oregon Set to Adopt Legislation That Helps Adjunct Faculty Members

The Chronicle News Blog: Oregon Set to Adopt Legislation That Helps Adjunct Faculty Members

The governor of Oregon is expected to sign a bill that includes principles of the American Federation of Teachers’ Faculty and College Excellence campaign. The legislature approved the bill over the weekend, as the State Senate voted unanimously to make Oregon the first state to enact such a law.

Oregon: Is MHCC cutting its faculty?

The Advocate: Is MHCC cutting its faculty?

Budget cuts face college administration; 16 faculty receive tentative layoff notice

After notification this week of tentative layoffs of 16 full-time faculty members, MHCC instructors are wondering if this is the only solution.

“If we’re trying to grow, this is one of the worst ways to do it,” political science instructor Janet Campbell said Wednesday at a town hall meeting Wednesday afternoon in the Visual Arts Theater.