At MC and Across the U.S., Adjunct Professors Push for Collective Bargaining as Administration Pushes Back It always starts the same; disgruntled workers, compounded by economic downturns and the constant fear of illness or termination, and then someone mentions the unthinkable: a union. That’s precisely what adjunct professors at Manhattan College said four years ago, in 2011, when a group of part-time faculty members filed … Continue reading A Unionization Effort
The National Science Foundation has awarded Manhattan College faculty two grants to fund particle physics research and to launch an Engineering Scholars Training and Retention Center at the college. Rostislav Konoplich, Ph.D. and professor of physics will use the funds to conduct further research on the Higgs boson particle, while Sister Mary Ann Jacobs, Ed.D., assistant professor of education and Zahra Shahbazi, Ph.D., assistant professor … Continue reading Two National Science Foundation Grants Awarded to Manhattan College Faculty
Keith Brower, Ph.D., has been hired as the new dean of the School of Arts. Brower joins Manhattan College after serving as associate dean from 2007 to 2014 at the Fulton School of Liberal Arts at his alma mater Salisbury University. “I come to Manhattan with lots of ideas and experience with many of those ideas, and I know the arrts faculty have lots of … Continue reading Manhattan College Names Keith Brower as New Dean of School of Arts
BY JOSEPH CUSMANO SENIOR WRITER Manhattan College’s current Dean of the School of Arts, Dr. Richard Emmerson, will serve his last day in administration on June 30 of this year. Emmerson, who started at the college in August of 2009, has served as dean for five years. “I’m retiring from the administrative position but I’ll be teaching two classes a semester,” Emmerson said. With a … Continue reading After Five Years, Dean Emmerson to Step Down From Administration
BY KYLEIGH PANETTA STAFF WRITER Not all of us can simply hit snooze when we have a snow day or delayed opening. For teachers, faculty and staff, snow days can make things very complicated. “Conversations usually take place the evening before, but final decisions are made at 5:00 a.m. and then subsequently throughout the day in the case of delays,” provost Dr. William Clyde said … Continue reading For Faculty and Staff, Snow Days are No Walk in the Park
