Dear Alma| Questions about Pregnancy and Leave
Dear Alma, I am a non-tenure track faculty member and I’m now quite visibly pregnant. So far, I have not been issued a teaching contract for next year, and I […]
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Dear Alma| Help for “Befuddled”
Dear Alma, I hear that the Academic Senate will soon receive a report from a special ad-hoc committee on compensation and benefits. But, the Senate already has a committee charged […]
Dear Alma| An answer for “Happy”
Dear Alma, I’m NTT, but I’m compensated well for the work I do and I have a good working relationship with the tenure-stream faculty in my unit, particularly my head. […]
Dear Alma: Help for “Scared”
Dear Alma — is it true that if there’s a union at UIUC, I’ll be forced to join it? — Scared of Jimmy Hoffa Dear Scared — No, you do […]
Dear Alma| Logical fallacies about really good universities; wacky salary scales
Dear Alma — Is it true that there are no really good universities with unions? — Gotya Thisthyme Dear Gotya (if that is your real name) — This is a […]
Dear Alma| “Very Special” and “Statis N. Xiety”
Dear Alma — I’ve heard it said that “non-tenure track faculty is a contradiction in terms.” What could this possibly mean? — A very special faculty member. Dear Spesh – […]
Dear Alma: “Concerned Student”
Dear Alma, I keep hearing that union supporters don’t care about students, and that a union will drive tuition up even higher. What’s your take on this? — Concerned Student […]
Dear Alma | Help for “Frightened” and “Redecorating”
Dear Alma, I am a lecturer who supports the union of non-tenure-track faculty at UIUC, but I’m frightened that my decision might cost me my job. Can my colleagues and […]
Dear Alma| Curious
Dear Alma — I keep hearing that CFA’s union organizing campaign is a secret, underground movement. Kind of like an infiltration of subversives in trenchcoats. But you have hundreds of members and […]
Dear Alma | Prof. Newby
Dear Alma — is it okay for a senior faculty member to call me into his office and talk to me about how bad a union would be for our […]
Dear Alma | Ambitious
Dear Alma, My department head says that if we have a faculty union then she could no longer negotiate a retention deal with me… Could this be true? Truly, Ambitious […]
