The Little Rebellion

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  • Photo Display Honors Adjunct Instructors

    Photo Display Honors Adjunct Instructors

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    Over 50 percent of SUNY New Paltz’s courses are taught by contingent faculty members, otherwise known as adjunct instructors. During the week of Feb. 23, the United University Professions (UUP) honored these faculty members. The union’s New Paltz Chapter installed a display in the Jazzman’s Café listing approximately 700 courses taught by over 300 adjunct…

  • Students, Faculty Rally to ‘Save SUNY’

    Students, Faculty Rally to ‘Save SUNY’

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    SUNY New Paltz students and faculty members rallied in front of the college’s Humanities Building Wednesday, March 24 in opposition to the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act (PHEEIA) and the recently proposed $152 million in cuts to education funding. The crowd of students and SUNY professors chanted slogans like “One, two, three, four, we…