Contingent Faculty

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.

MOU Regarding Seniority for Contingent Faculty (2017)

AAUP Inclusion of Contingents in Governance

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.  Several general sources:

For a PBS News Hour report on contingent academic labor:

Why Adjunct Instructors Are Having Trouble Making Ends Meet

Contingent Labor Organizations:

New Faculty Majority

Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor

 

National AAUP 

AAUP, “Background Facts on Contingent Faculty.”  http://www.aaup.org/issues/contingency/background-facts

AAUP on Contingent Faculty Issues

One Faculty Principles

One Faculty Poster

 

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 2015-2020 Master Agreement addresses many of the topics important to contingent faculty. To view this portion of the Master Agreement, click here.

MOU Regarding Seniority for Contingent Faculty (2017)

AAUP Inclusion of Contingents in Governance

Contingent Faculty Benefits Summary 2019