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IN THIS ISSUE

Bonnie Halloran appears to be a “plain brown wrapper.” She is one of just a handful of part-time faculty who lead unified locals.
We’ve got the inside scoop on where you should be shopping for books online.
Check out these tips for putting the right names with the right faces.
Bigger may be better for Sam Walton, but essayist Oronte Churm just isn’t sure the same principle is working in higher education.
and more...

FEATURES

PROFILE
With her casually-styled brown hair, wire-rimmed glasses and minimally made-up face, Bonnie Halloran appears to be a “plain brown wrapper.” But this middle-aged, down-to-earth dynamo has led the three-campus, 1,200 member Lecturers Employee Organization (LEO) at The University of Michigan for the past four years. She is one of just a handful of part-time faculty who lead unified locals.
ONLINE
Academics are continually jonesing for a fix. They’re addicted to most seductive of drugs: information. Where best to get it than at an online bookstore? We’ve got the inside scoop on where you should be shopping for books online.
THE JOB
Are there, for example, those among part- and full-time faculty who have not only chosen a temporary faculty position, but are fairly content, even happy, with that choice? The answer is yes. So who are these faculty, and why are they opting out?

NEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

OurSpace
MySpace recently surpassed eBay as the most popular website. Columnist Evelyn Beck looks at how distance educators have use websites, such as MySpace, to make their courses more interactive.

DESK DRAWER

Three Unions Fight Over 1000 P/Timers In California three faculty unions are fighting to represent the 1,200 part-time faculty who teach at Grossmont College. Heartland part-timers recently landed a four-year contract.
Heartland part-timers recently landed a four-year contract.

ANALYSIS

The Wal-Martization of Higher Education
Bigger may be better for Sam Walton, but essayist Oronte Churm just isn’t sure the same principle is working in higher education.

IN THE CLASSROOM

Not Quite 101 Ways to Learning Students’ Names
If learning student names leaves you in a cold sweat, check out these tips for putting the right names with the right faces.

REVIEWS

Community College Faculty: At Work in the New Economy
Community College Faculty: At Work in the New Economy. There are worker bees toiling away in the New Economy under the shroud of “neoliberalism.” Reviewer Mark Drozdowski thinks he might just need an Advil.
The Two-Body Problem: Duel-Career Couple Hiring Practices in Higher Education
Jessica Demovsky reviews The Two-Body Problem.

OPINION

Going Broke, But Teaching Economics

Adjuncts frequently work second and third jobs to make ends meet. But when the other job means you fall asleep in the faculty lounge, there may just be hell to pay.
The Local Bar
An Office Option for the Adjunct

What are the options for the adjunct without an office? Matthew Henry Hall just might have come up with the best alternative office idea ever....Bar none.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Asking your employer for what you need just might be more successful than you might imagine. An argument for the art of excellence in communication.