The Task Force for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty & Shared Governance is co-sponsoring two upcoming events with the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.
Wednesday, March 21st
Shared Governance Is a Feminist Issue
12 pm, Lamar 555
Members of the Task Force for Non-Tenure Track Faculty & Shared Governance (Dr. Angela Green and Sarah Wilson) will share how experiences from their work highlight the feminist principles that support their efforts and Dr. Neal Hutchens (Professor and Interim Chair of Higher Education) will explore the history of how shared governance, (non)tenure lines, and gender/sex faculty ratios have intersected over the past century.
Wednesday, March 28th
Scaffolding the Ivory Tower: A Presentation on Work by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on the Size, Characteristics, Compensation, and Work Experiences of Contingent Faculty
1pm, Lamar 323
Presenter Michael Kniss will discuss an October 2017 report by the U.S. GAO that examined various issues related to contingent faculty.
We hope you can join us at one or both events.