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Junior faculty face obstacles to have job security and tenure

Junior faculty face obstacles to have job security and tenure

By Lorien Tyne and Maddy Vogel • April 5, 2023
Tenure-track faculty commonly feel higher levels of stress, which is exacerbated by pre-existing, workplace power dynamics and life factors. 
From left, Cory Young, associate professor in the Department of Strategic Communication and director of the Honors Program; Chee Ng, assistant professor in the Department of Finance and International Business; and Jonathan Ablard, professor in the Department of History, discuss academic freedom, mental health and misconduct policies at the Faculty Council meeting April 4.

Faculty Council discusses mental health and academic processes

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Assistant News Editor • April 5, 2023
At their April 4 meeting, members discussed non-tenure track faculty, student mental health, the academic misconduct process and academic freedom. 
Ithaca College full-time contingent faculty members and supporters pose in front of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center April 7 following a meeting with administration.

Contingent faculty unionizing together follows a national trend

By Evan Popp, Staff Writer • April 26, 2016
Concerns about working conditions for contingent faculty members have led to an increase in unionization recently, with part- and full-time contingent faculty sometimes joining together in bargaining units.
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