April is usually marked by the mundane ritual of contract renewal for term faculty at DePaul. This year, the situation is much more complex. On Monday April 10, students gathered on the corner of Sheffield Ave. and Belden Ave. near the Msgr. John Egan statue with the inscription reading: “What are you doing for.
On the same day expected to be marked with the first round of terminations at the hands of DePaul’s budget crisis, student organizers mobilized in support of DePaul faculty. Information gathered by The DePaulia brought DePaul’s $56.5 million budget gap to light, and with it, the looming threat that many term and adjunct faculty may.
Jessica Parker, a DePaul junior, decided to take action when she learned that impending budget cuts would impact adjunct and term faculty today. Parker and others took immediate measures by starting a petition and planning a protest outside at noon today at the Student Center. As of publishing, 749 people have signed in six days..