Contingent Faculty at NMU
Contingent faculty make up roughly 25% of the NMU-AAUP faculty. This page is devoted to providing items of interest to contingent faculty members.
Article V of the 2021-2026 Master Agreement addresses many of the topics important to contingent faculty. You can find Article V on pages 19 through 39 by clicking here on the Master Agreement.
- View the: MOU Regarding Seniority for Contingent Faculty (2017)
- View the: AAUP Inclusion of Contingents in Governance
- View the: Contingent Faculty Benefits Summary 2019
Contingent Labor in Higher Education
The increased use on adjunct instructional faculty over the last two decades has been well documented. Check out the PBS News Hour report on contingent academic labor: Why Adjunct Instructors Are Having Trouble Making Ends Meet
Get more info from Contingent Labor Organization: Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor
National AAUP
- View the AAUP Background Facts on Contingent Faculty Positions http://www.aaup.org/issues/contingency/background-facts
- AAUP Article: Contingent Faculty Issues
- AAUP Article: One Faculty Principles