First hour: Discussing adjunct professors' efforts to unionize
Second hour: Caring for caregivers
Three-quarters of American college professors are adjuncts, according to various recent studies. The Atlantic Monthly framed the issue in terms of a battle for not just working professors, but the quality of higher education; the magazine explored the question, "Can a budding labor movement improve the lives of non-tenured faculty - and, in the process, fix higher education?" We'll discuss the move toward unionization among adjuncts, and what that might mean for professors and students. Our guests:
- Colleen Wolf, adjunct lecturer in music at Nazareth College
- Jake Allen, organizer for SEIU-Faculty Forward at Nazareth College
- Pat Domaratz, labor relations specialist employed by NYSUT
- Paul Ciminelli, Second Amendment expert and attorney at Ciminelli & Ciminelli, and adjunct professor in the paralegal department at Monroe Community College
Then in our second hour, a group of local churches is concerned about the health of caregivers, and they're imploring caregivers, "You don't have to do it alone." It's a series of four events designed to help provide support and resources for caregivers. Our guests will discuss it:
- Biagio Zarcone, community care manager at Senior Options For Independence
- Ellen O'Connor, director of community services at Fairport Baptist Home
- Tim Alexander, senior pastor of Perinton Community Church
- Cathy Little, caregiver