S1E23 - WET022 - Alan Trevithick on Adjunct issues and National Adjunct Walkout Day

Published: Feb. 20, 2015, 1:18 a.m.

This week I talk to Alan Trevithick about the plight of adjunct labor in higher education in the United States. We discuss the genesis of the crisis, the state of labor in higher ed today, adjunct unions, and one possible solution to the problem: National Adjunct Walkout Day (NAWD), planned for Feb 25, 2015. Links Mentioned Who is Professor Staff? MLA Academic Workforce Data Center SEIU launches faculty advocacy campaign with $15K per course price tag Inside Higher Ed Article about National Adjunct Walkout Day --- Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)