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Margaret Hanzimanolis posted an update in the group
HEP Part-Time and Contingent Faculty Issues on MLA Commons 12 years, 3 months agoDeadline for travel grant application is November 1.
Here’s the link: http://www.mla.org/assist_nontenure
Awards of up to $300 for NTT(which includes Part time faculty!) and graduate students. Hitch is that you don’t actually receive the money until a month or so after the convention. You can only apply once every three years. Please make use…[Read more] -
Margaret Hanzimanolis posted an update in the group
HEP Part-Time and Contingent Faculty Issues on MLA Commons 12 years, 3 months agoYou recently received a notice from the MLA that you are invited to participate in the discussion of the groups and how they are organized. Several respondents have suggested that the “Part-time faculty” group should be “changed” to the Non-Tenure-Track faculty group. There is a group that is “contingent labor in the professions” . It is a…[Read more]
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Definitely keep this as part-time faculty. Universities such as Tiffin University do not have ANY tenure track employees/faculty as all full-time faculty are not tenured and no tenure is possible there. There is definitely a distinction between full-time and part-time and that does not necessarily equal tenured/non-tenured.
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Thanks for your input<karen.. Can you post this to the "document" . I think it is paragraph 146!
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Margaret Hanzimanolis posted an update on MLA Commons 12 years, 3 months ago
@lparascondola Great to see you here, Leo!
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Margaret Hanzimanolis posted an update on MLA Commons 12 years, 4 months ago
@sdonohue Hi Stacey. The CCSF in san francisco has had its accreditation revoked despite its excellent record in serving students, academically and culturally. The accreditation process is increasingly being controlled by foundations, Lumina among them. This resolution is directed towards the actions of ACCJC and will contain supporting docs…[Read more]
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Margaret Hanzimanolis posted an update in the group
HEP Part-Time and Contingent Faculty Issues on MLA Commons 12 years, 4 months agoMLA can provide travel funds for the annual convention for Part-time and contingent faculty, and graduate students. Up to $300 will be awarded to qualifying PTF to defray convention expenses. for those who are also income eligible. Please make use of this generous travel grant!
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I didn’t know this. My English Dept. refused to support my travel which is why I didn’t attend last year’s conference. Where and how do we apply for the funds?
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Hi Pamela, Here’s the link:
http://www.mla.org/assist_nontenureIf you do make it, please join the Part time faculty for a great planned panel on “defining” –the language issues around contingency and Part time faculty members. I think it is saturday, around 5:00 pm!
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Thanks! This is very helpful. Maybe I’ll be able to make it. Let me look into airfares.
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