Rudy Fichtenbaum
“AAUP has long recognized that graduate employees are members of the profession and are essential to the teaching and researching mission of higher education. This is certainly true at Temple, where 25% of the undergraduate courses are taught by graduate instructors and TAs. Their contributions to the institution, and the contributions of other Temple employees, are no less valuable during this time of national health crisis. We urge the Temple administration to do the right thing and to work with TUGSA and all the unions on campus to ensure the health, safety, and economic security of all university employees during this crisis.”