Volume 93/Issue XI
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November 25th, 2019
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RIC adjunct faculty protest low wages
Sean Richer Asst. News Editor Members of Rhode Island College’s adjunct faculty gathered by the eastern entrance to campus with signs in hand, protesting low and stagnant wages. Thus far, negotiations for a new contract have completely stalled, according to the President of the Adjunct Faculty Union, Deborah Kaspin. “The powers that be have completely ignored us,” she explained. “Calls have been going unanswered and meetings unattended.”
Adjunct faculty are paid by class hour, similar to credit hours for students. They receive $1,290. This tops their potential income at $20,640 a year, less than $15 an hour. Kaspin explained further, “We could be teaching and make only 43% of other instructors for the same classes.” This has caused many faculty members to find extra work at other institutions in order to make ends meet. The attendees also wished to be clear that their efforts are not directed towards the administration of President Sanchez, but rather Gov. Gina Raimondo and the General Assembly that allocates funding for the state college institutions. “We were on the brink of an agreement” lemented Kaspin. “It didn’t include every-
thing we wanted but we put it forward all the same, and that wasn’t even accepted.” Thus far, classes should not be affected, but nonetheless this can pose problems for students and faculty alike. With a potential lack of classes and instructors to teach them, RIC could stand to suffer. “Get into contact with your state legislature if you are a student and you want to help.” urged Kaspin. “We deserve to be treated fairly along with instructors from URI and CCRI.” The decisions made in the next few weeks in regards to the treatment of adjunct faculty, could cause rippling effects throughout RIC. Only time will tell. Photos by Thomas Crudale
Timeline of black resistance Kaila Acheson Anchor Staff Most people may remember learning about colonialism, slavery and the civil rights movement in our high school history class. Although many feel as if they know the subject well, it is possible that we were not given the full unbiased history of these topics. In Gaige Hall this past week, the Africana Studies
Photo by Thomas Crudale
department created a timeline of black resistance, which was open for anyone to observe. The presentation detailed incidents from the colonial period, beginning from 1500 up to the present day. The events that are included in the timeline are the Colonial Period (15001776), Slavery (1776-1865), the Civil War (1858-1865), the Civil Rights Movement Continued on page 4
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