Dive Brief:

• Massachusetts community college adjunct professors have voted to approve a three-year contract with a 3.5% pay raise in its first year.
• The contract calls for another 3.5% pay increase in the second year and a 4% hike in the third, Inside Higher Ed reported.
• The contract, announced by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, covers about 5,000 adjuncts at the 15 community colleges in the state.

Dive Insight:

According to Insider Higher Ed, the approval vote was largely in favor of the contract, which also offers increased job security, along with a system-wide salary scale and extra pay for attending campus meetings and lab instruction. The contract allows for teachers with experience to have better access to additional course assignments, and it also improves grievance policies and the performance review process.