Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Panel: Cultivating a Collaborative Culture in a Climate of Semi-Permanent Austerity

Nicholas DiGiovanni, University System of New Hampshire
Kimberly Harkness, Keene State College
Emile Netzhammer III, Washington State University
Patrick Dolenc (Moderator), Keene State College

MC Hemmerdinger

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel: Higher Education Unionization - Perspectives from Labor Relations Agencies

John Wirenius, New York State Public Employment Relations Board
Marjorie Wittner, Massachusetts Commonwealth Employment Relations Board
Mary Beth Hennessy-Shotter, New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission
Michael P. Sellars (Moderator), Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission

RH Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel: Labor and Anti-Discrimination Rights at Religiously-Affiliated Institutions

Gerald J. Beyer, Villanova University
Saerom Park, SEIU
Sarah M. Phelps, Trinity Washington University
Michael Loconto (Moderator), Loconto ADR

HR FF

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel: Factors Impacting Enrollment Trends 1973-2023

James Castagnera, Drexel University
Brad Litchfield, Montclair State University
Karina Salazar, University of Arizona
Nicole S. Bennett (Moderator), Hunter College

MC FDR

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Panel: History of Full-Time and Part-Time Contingent Faculty Unionization since the Early 1990s

Joseph P. McConnell, Morgan, Brown & Joy
Anne McLeer, SEIU Local 500
Andrew Cantrell, Illinois Federation of Teachers
Scott C. Merrill, Northeastern University
Katherine H. Hansen (Moderator), Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss

MC Hemmerdinger

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Panel: Non-Discrimination Contract Clauses - Substance and Procedures

Erin Ward, CUNY Graduate Center
Anu Biswas, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
Melanie Kruvelis, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
Natasha Baker, Novus Law Firm, Inc.
Ege Yumusak, Columbia University
Nato Green, SEIU Local 1021
Ana Avendano (Moderator), CUNY School of Law

RH FF

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM