Effective August 16, 2024, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has agreed in the new union contract to provide computers for specialized faculty. Some colleges, such as LAS, already have existing programs to provide computers. Some other colleges in the University have no such program, and faculty were expected to use their own funds to purchase a computer. If you're in a college such as FAA or Gies that has never provided you a computer, you may now contact your unit IT office and request one. If you're a new hire (in any college or unit of the University), you may ...

This article explains how you can estimate what the salary in your Notice of Appointment (NOA) letter should be, per the new NTFC contract. If you prefer to watch a video with this information, a video and slides are provided at the bottom of this page. I. New Faculty: If the salary offer you accepted was at least $57,000 for instructors/lecturers, or at least $60,000 for professorial tracks, then the salary offer you accepted should remain unchanged. If the salary offer you accepted was below $57,000 for instructors/lecturers, or below $60,000 for professorial tracks, then your salary will be ...

During the summer, while many students and faculty are off campus, University administration has quietly introduced four new policies aimed at limiting public expression. We all saw what happened this spring, when members of our campus community exercised their right to free speech and were met by shameful repression at the hands of University administration. Rather than regretting their ill-advised decisions, administration is now trying to codify repression in the Campus Administrative Manual. These four policies are currently open for public comment by anyone with a NetID. The policies are FO-86, FO-15, FO-81, and FO-82. Here is the link ...

Here is the full text of the new contract. We will post this to the main part of the website soon, in its fully formatted version. Tentative-Agreement-2024Download ...