The Spectator

Faculty Gets a Salary Bump as Lack of Transparency Continues

June 5, 2019

As a private university, Seattle University is not required to release any information on faculty pay rates. Through the work...

Seattle U Pays Small Settlement Fee to Dismiss Adjunct Lawsuit

April 24, 2019

A judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by a former Seattle University adjunct professor in early January against the university, which a...

Lawsuit Allegations Resound Among Adjunct Community

January 31, 2019

Four weeks ago, a former adjunct faculty member filed a class action lawsuit against Seattle University claiming the school wi...

Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Seattle U Withheld Adjunct Wages

January 17, 2019

A former adjunct faculty member has filed a class action lawsuit against Seattle University that alleges that they and other non...

Adjunct Faculty: Underpaid, but not under contract

Bailee Clark, Author

June 10, 2018

The cost of attending a five-credit class for a quarter at Seattle University is around $5,000. The payment received by a part time adjunct professor at Seattle U is less than this figure. James Clune, a part time adjunct professor in the Communications department said that he makes $4,000 for each class he teaches. Clune started out as a full time...