Improving Job Stability and Career Pathways for Lecturers Through Collective Bargaining at the University of California
Jordan Harper
Delphi Award Finalist, 2022
University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT)/University of California (UC) Unit 18 faculty achieved a historic win with their new collective bargaining agreement effective for 2021-2026.…
“Moving Toward One Faculty” at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Natsumi Ueda, Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2022
As student enrollment increases, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)’s strategic plan calls for retaining more diverse faculty and improving work environments and…
Improving the Quality of Term Faculty Careers at George Mason University
Jordan Harper
Delphi Award Applicant, 2021
George Mason sought to create an institutional culture in which non-tenure-track faculty (known as “term faculty” at George Mason) are viewed as valuable and the…
Creating and Sustaining the Inclusive Teaching Program for Lecturers at the University of Michigan
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2021
The University of Michigan (UM), a unionized, public four-year university, quickly realized that most lecturers teach entry- level and foundational courses at both the undergraduate…
Institutionalizing a Culture of Respect for Teaching and Professional Faculty at the University of Denver
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Winner, 2021
In 2015, the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver approved a new Advancement, Promotion and Tenure document developed by the Faculty Senate and…
Systemic Improvement for Teaching Faculty and Expansion of Tenure for Teaching at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Dephi Award Winner, 2021
In 2012, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a private research university in Massachusetts, made systemic change to better respect, recognize and support faculty off the tenure…
Nurturing the ‘SOUL’ of Adjuncts at The American Womens’ College at Bay Path University
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2020
In 2013, Bay Path University launched The American Women’s College (TAWC) to deploy the Social Online Universal Learning (SOUL) model for delivering accelerated online baccalaureate…
Advocacy and Equal Access Opportunities for Non-Tenure Track Faculty at Middlesex Community College
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2020
Middlesex Community College (MCC) recognizes that student achievement is intertwined with faculty success, which of course includes adjunct faculty. MCC has a history of including…
Steady Lines of Communication, Representation and Support for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper
Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2020
The Association for Teaching Research and Practice (ATRaP) at Washington University in St. Louis was created to support full-time non-tenure-track faculty (FTNTTF) and encourage the…
Inclusive Faculty Development at Louisiana State University
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar (2020)
Delphi Award Winner, 2020
This publication highlights the successful efforts of Louisiana University to significantly improve their support for non-tenure-track faculty through the implementation of a high-impact program. Louisiana…
