Two recent studies from organizations on opposite sides of the political spectrum paint a grim picture of Temple’s investment in instruction.
Studies from the Century Foundation and The American Council of Trustees and Alumni show that Temple’s administration has made spending decisions that have placed the university at or near the bottom of the list of R1 institutions in their investment in instruction.
The administration can choose to hire more tenure track faculty. They can invest in the job security and livelihoods of contingent NTT and adjunct faculty. They can support child care for members of the bargaining unit (and others) and real maternity leave for librarians and academic professionals. They can invest in more hiring and support for women and people of color. And they can do better on many non-financial issues, such as insuring that guidelines for merit are clear, and that SFFs are used responsibly in decisions that affect people’s careers.
These are all proposals that TAUP has put on the table in negotiations with the administration. Decisions are being made, and the faculty, librarians and academic professionals of TAUP are demanding that the university shows that it is investing in the highest quality of education we can offer.
Read through our findings from the Century Foundation report today. Stay tuned for the American Council of Trustees and Alumni report tomorrow.
