The New School’s reputation as a progressive institution for social justice and equality isn’t living up to some part-time faculty’s standards, as they said they’re paid an unlivable wage much smaller than administrators and full-time professors.
Part-time faculty are paid for the time spent within a classroom setting, but the labor outside remains uncompensated. Non-contact labor includes recording tutorials, office hours, in-person tutoring, and Canvas course preparation.
UAW-ACT Local 7902, an academic union consisting of New School part-time faculty, health workers, student workers, and NYU adjuncts opened up the dialogue around salary transparency and the university’s tuition distribution effort.