It’s about how the University treats non-tenure-track faculty. HU Prof Imani Light writes: “Three years ago, the full-time faculty who work in positions not subject to tenure, organized and voted to create a Union that covers a membership roster of fewer than 150 professors. And in the three years since that ratifying vote passed, Howard University has rivaled the likes of Amazon and Wal-Mart in their efforts to first block and then break the Union of non-tenure-track faculty.” Read more from Medium
PERSPECTIVES: There’s More to the Hannah-Jones Story. It Has to Do with Her New Home, Howard U.
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As a tenured academic, how many classes will Hannah-Jones teach each semester and what will her office hours be in order to meet with and help her students?
Or, will the vast majority of her time be in research, where few students are contacted?
Oh, I agree all the way.
Different folks have different talents and interests.