Overuse and Abuse of Adjuncts Threaten Academic Values. The increasing exploitation of contingent faculty members is one dimension of an employment strategy sometimes called the "two-tiered" or "multitiered" labor system.
This new labor system is firmly established in higher education and constitutes a threat to the teaching profession. If left unchecked, it will undermine the university's status as an institution of higher learning because the overuse of adjuncts and their lowly status and compensation institutionalize disincentives to quality education, threaten academic freedom and shared governance, and disqualify the campus as an exemplar of democratic values. These developments in academic labor are the most troubling expressions of the so-called corporatization of higher education. Surviving the post-employment economy - Opinion. A lawyer.
A computer scientist. A military analyst. A teacher. What do these people have in common? They are trained professionals who cannot find full-time jobs. Un-Hired Ed: The Growing Adjunct Crisis. I Got Fired For Tweeting. Until last week, I worked at a food truck downtown.
We sold grilled cheese and milkshakes. One of the unusual things about this particular food service job was that the owner used customer comments and pictures on social media—especially Twitter and Instagram—to monitor his workers. Grilled cheese: gamified. And it was explicitly framed as a game for workers. Members of whichever 'crew' got the most positive feedback on social media each month would win a $25 iTunes gift card. Judge Rules for Interns Who Sued Fox Searchlight. Negotiating Tactics Play Role in Gender Pay Gap - Real Time Economics. Larry Gagosian’s feet of clay. A Case for Purpose and Meaning at Work.
Two recent surveys have revealed that a majority of American workers are not fully engaged in their jobs.
As a leader, it’s important for you to strive to keep purpose and meaning in the lives of your staff; otherwise, your business will inevitably suffer. The first survey, conducted by Gallup beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010 to explore workers’ engagement levels, developed an employee engagement index that is based on responses to 12 actionable workplace elements with proven linkages to performance outcomes. These include productivity, customer service, quality, retention, safety and profit.
Additional research showed significant linkages between engagement at work and health and wellbeing outcomes. Gallup notes that a strong relationship has been identified between employees’ workplace engagement and their respective company’s overall performance. The Long Legacy of Cheating at Harvard. The 'Busy' Trap. Anxiety: We worry.
A gallery of contributors count the ways. If you live in America in the 21st century you’ve probably had to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they’re doing: “Busy!” Phd-job-crisis-640x4627.gif (640×4627) Graphic Tales of Larceny. University of Pennsylvania Dean Faked PhD. The University of Pennsylvania is keeping mum on the resignation of a dean of its graduate school, who duped the Ivy League school into believing he had a doctoral degree from Columbia University.
A report this week by the Philadelphia Inquirer raised questions about the pedigree of Doug Lynch, vice dean of the graduate school of education, who claimed to have received a master's degree and a doctorate from Columbia University in 2005 and 2007, respectively. Neither of those claims is true, according to Columbia officials. Lynch did received a master's degree in 2010, and has entered -- but not yet completed -- the doctoral program. The business of universities is … education? Excellence? Job placement?
Every day I seem to come across new articles or incidents concerning universities that indicate the increasing strength of the tidal forces pulling at them and their denizens: Ethical problems: University of Pennsylvania sloppy about hiring someone with a fake PhD, then reluctant to fire him.
Profit-making as a dominant goal: The New Yorker on Stanford as Get-Rich U. Universities used to be safe jobs whose sole glamor was intellectual. Office of Personnel Management establishes new intern guidelines - The Federal Eye. Posted at 10:27 AM ET, 05/10/2012 May 10, 2012 02:27 PM EDT TheWashingtonPost By Timothy R.
Smith Starting in July, students and recent graduates will have a clear path into the federal workforce, under new rules the Office of Personnel Management will issue Friday. The rules, which establish three separate Pathway Programs, are in response to an executive order issued by President Obama in December 2010 that shut down the Federal Career Intern Program. OPM’s new Pathway Programs will have three routes for students and graduates to enter the federal workforce.
A new Recent Graduates Program would offer a developmental program to people who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. Participants would have two years after graduating to apply for the graduates program. The existing Presidential Management Fellows Program, the government’s leadership development initiative, is being kept, with changes expanding the eligibility window for applicants. The Best Internships For 2012. The Uses and Misuses of Unpaid Internships. The Murky Ethics (and Crystal-Clear Economics) of the Unpaid Internship - Derek Thompson - Business. Unpaid internships are on the rise.
Tell us your stories -- and your opinions -- about working for no pay Update! Read the our double-barreled commenter response. In defense of unpaid internships, here. Against unpaid internships, here.