I will take a moment to respond to your email though, because I think it is
important to address issues of inequity.
I never actually taught at the university level myself, but I have a lot of
colleagues who do teach in IHAs. I am working on a second masters, but do
no know if I have the strength to go for the doctoral degree. I do know
from
my colleagues that there are always problems with the way adjuncts are
treated
differentially, I know they have some kind of caucus group which addresses
these issues. I also know that universities such as Rutgers are usually
very sneaky and know how to cover themselves so that if there are
inequities
they usually have covered themselves---such as the cross listing you were
talking about.
I guess the best thing is to keep the faith and keep fighting the good
fight.When there are things which are unjust and unfair, stand up and be
counted.
In the meantime, if there is anything I can do to help, let me know.
Nanette
Michael Kimmel wrotes on EdEquity:
I used to teach at Rutgers, and worked on the VMI and Citadel cases, so I
thought I'd respond. Douglass has been scrutinized carefully and found to
NOT be in violation of the 14th Amendment, because the classes are all
cross-listed and there are no separate departments in each of Rutgers' five
colleges. Students take courses at all campuses, and faculty teach at all
campuses.
But the tone of your message suggests that you are concerned about some
putative discrimination based on gender at Rutgers. I am also. Do you
know that at every single rank, women faculty make significantly less than
male faculty? Did you know that most of the adjuntc faculty and lecturers
are women -- and they have the heaviest teaching loads, the lowest salaries
and no benefits? And did you know that the percentage of women
administrators, even at Douglass, is actually quite low?
In my experience there, a few years ago, gender discrimination was alive
and well at Rutgers. Alas, men were still its beneficiary.
Michael Kimmel
SKimmel@compuserve.com
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