by S. McGinnis
After 14 years of teaching, University of Calgary lecturer Allison Dube abandoned his academic career because he said he couldn’t survive on his wages any longer. We wrote about Dube in the March/April 2007 issue of Adjunct Advocate. He is one of almost 600 part-time lecturers on the Calgary campus, and hundreds of students signed an online petition to coax the university into offering a full-time position to their favorite instructor.

"He is one of the most influential professors we've ever had. How can it be that the most amazing teacher could be leaving the institution and (the university) won't do anything to prevent it," said fifth-year U of C student Dean Horsfield, who helped launch the web site savedube.com.

Dube taught in the university's political science department from 1989 to 1996 and again from 2001 until 2008.
Despite a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics, 14 years experience and three back-to-back Students' Union Teaching Excellence Awards, Dube is a part-time instructor who earns approximately $6,000 per course.
The position -- also known as a sessional lecturer -- has no benefits, pension plan or job security.

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