November 15, 2013

Total Adjuncts by Sector SectorFT+PTPT % Union Non-Profit, 4yr+ 241,600146,6008% For Profits 133,100106,800 Less than 1% Public, 2 Year 295,300241,90028% Public, 4 yr 301,000167,20021%

Off the Track  70% of college instructional faculty are adjuncts  Average pay $2,987 per course  79% receive no health insurance  86% receive no retirement benefits  54% teach at more than one institution

Adjunct Issues  Compensation  Job Security  Health Insurance  Access to Campus Resources  Governance/Voice  Student Debt

Education Justice  Raise standards for adjuncts: compensation, benefits, job security; bringing them out of the shadows at campuses  Support our community colleges and defend public education  Increase access and outcomes for SEIU members: need sufficient academic prep, make college affordable, preserve diversity at colleges.

A City-wide Approach  Organize: Berry’s Metro Theory, “A4A”=Action for Adjuncts  Politics: Adjunct standards, Higher Education Act, Student debt  Mobilize: Members and member colleges

For-profit Colleges  2.3 M students currently enrolled in for-profit schools  The number of for- profit schools increased by 6.2% in the from previous school year Schools Eligible for Title IV Funds

For-profit Funding Streams  Extremely reliant on federal financial aid.  The two largest streams are Title IV funds (which include loans and Pell grants) and the GI Bill  For-profits receive an out-sized share of that aid relative to enrollment: Title IV Funds: Enrolled 13% of students but rec’d 25% of funds G.I. Bill Funds: Enrolled 25% of veterans but rec’d 37% of funds

For-profit Regulation  DOE acts as a gatekeeper to Title IV financial aid loans and grants 90/10 Rule Cohort Default Rule The Regulatory Triad

HELP Committee Findings: Part Time Faculty  In fall 2011 there were nearly 1.2 M faculty at Title IV eligible schools.  Report notes high rates of part- time faculty: Bridgepoint 98.3% Grand Canyon University 96.1%  Report questioned whether model allows faculty to: Exercise genuine academic independence Have a vested stake in the quality of the institution High Proportion of Part-Time Faculty

HELP Committee Findings: cont.  High rate of withdrawal in recent years  High student debt 13% of cc students take out debt, 48% in 4 year publics, 57% in 4 year privates, 96% in fps  Costly degrees  Misplaced spending priorities

For-profit Ed Reform  Fed: Several bills aimed at FPHE reform, unlikely to pass as stand-alones  Fed: May be more successful through appropriations  Fed: HEA reauthorization  State: at least 37 bills in 17 states against FPHE  State: Joint investigation launched March led by KY AG + 22 AGs

University of Phoenix  Largest for-profit college: 300k students, 29k faculty  Founder, John Sperling  Work with student debt, veterans and education groups  An issue for our members

University of Phoenix cont.  Student loan issues: 3,000 respond to student survey  Forbearance  Faculty issues  Community colleges

Community College Toolkit  Articulation agreements with over 400 community colleges  Hoping for another 100  Phoenix on “Notice” by accreditor 