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• What drives part-timers to keep their hats in the research ring? Three adjuncts talk about why they conduct academic research.
• Teaching as an independent contractor can provide a part-time faculty member with more money and a better professional life.
• By following a few simple guidelines, your on-line lectures can be just as snappy as those delivered in class.
• Humorist Rob Schnelle takes a stab (and a swipe) and academic leadership conferences.
• and more...

FEATURES

COVER STORY
Conducting research while off the tenure-track is, perhaps, akin to the mastery of medical texts without the benefit of enrollment in medical school. Part-time faculty who conduct research and publish are often rewarded by their employers with cold indifference. Why, then, would any part-time faculty member devote time and (her/his own) money to academic research? Is it for the love of learning, the desire for a tenure-line job, or masochism?

THE JOB
Given the freedom and remuneration many enjoy in free-lance life, the central question the wise adjunct should ask is: “What prevents me from eschewing employee status and working for the schools as an independent contractor?” The IRS might. Even so, given the tax benefits the self-employed realize through business-related deductions, more adjunct faculty should investigate their options.

MONEY
The key to filing complete income tax returns is organization. Our writer, a CPA, shows you how to get your tax return materials organized and how to keep them organized.

NEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

GOING THE DISTANCE
By following a few simple guidelines, on-line lectures can be just as engaging as those delivered face-to-face.

DESK DRAWER

• Local & State Instructors at CCV Consider a Union
• Lecturers at Korean Universities Just Scrape By
• Pay Boost to Part-Timers in India
• SIUE Faculty Group Ratifies Union

OPINION

UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM
Being rejected for a full-time job on a campus where you teach part-time can be a humiliating experience. Ultimately, though, it can also lead to emotional clarity and inner peace.

FIRST PERSON
What’s the one statement a person can make that you can be certain is true? “I’m a liar.” So, if everyone else is lying, cheating and plagiarizing, what should you do?

A LITTLE RAILLERY
Humorist Rob Schnelle take a stab (and a swipe) at academic leadership conferences.

THE LAST WORD
Looking forward to the day when the faculty who teach in the classrooms earn as much as the people who clean and paint them.