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A Study Of Contingent Faculty Representation In Governance At The University Of Mississippi, Mariana Rangel Allushuski
A Study Of Contingent Faculty Representation In Governance At The University Of Mississippi, Mariana Rangel Allushuski
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Through interviews of members of the 2017-2018 Faculty Senate and of the Task Force, and in the chronological order in which events took place, the following topics were addressed: the role of contingent faculty on campus and in governance, contingent faculty experiences in their academic departments, major arguments for and against representation, Senators and Task Force members’ perspectives of the Task Force initial presentation to the Senate, and the successful outcome that followed. Through the discussion, this study addresses themes such as the role of the Faculty Senate, the future of contingent faculty in governance, the work that lies ahead, …