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Faculty cuts at Rutgers University largely unionized writing program

Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 10:28 p.m.

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Some of the lowest-paid non-tenured parttime faculty at universities are experiencing hard times. The excuse for cuts currently is COVID-19. In this episode, Public Intellectuals Radio podcast host, Teka Lo speaks with two part-time lecturers in the Rutgers Writing Program and elected union executive board representatives, Howie Swerdloff and Karen Thompson, regarding cuts to the New Brunswick campus.

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To support the writing program and other non-tenured faculty in their fight for their jobs at Rutgers, follow them on social media for the next steps:

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Twitter: @ruaaup_ptl, Instagram: @ruaaup_ptl, and Facebook: Rutgers PTLFC

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Quote from Dr. Holloway senate address obtained from Rutgers Today.

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