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• From the L.A. Times to the New York Times, college students have been chewed up and spit out over snacking in class.
• Academic Bloggers on...eating in class.
• Seven tips to be a successful first-time course developer.
• News Flash: Christian college students cheat.
• and more...

FEATURES

THE WEB
From mocha lattes to pepperoni pizza, students are increasingly treating the classroom as a place to slurp and gobble down food as opposed to a place where learning takes precedence over snacking. Read what faculty and students have to say about the phenomenon.

THE JOB
Grants can mean the difference between endless toil as a part-timer, and the chance to leap onto the tenure track. The catch is knowing which grants are open to temporary faculty.

NEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

GOING THE DISTANCE
Developing online courses isn’t just about the opportunity to earn a few extra bucks. The work requires innovation, passion for the subject matter along with the smarts to realize exactly what your work is worth.

THE NET
Ever dashed off an email reply and then had second thoughts? What should you do? Our writer helps sort out the rules of the road on the Information Super Highway.

DESK DRAWER

• LEO and Michigan Reach Agreement
• URI, RIC Part-Time Faculty Vote to Join Teaching Union
• Part-Time Faculty At Rutgers Reach Contract Agreement
• Hopes for a Quick Settlement of Canadian Faculty Strike Dashed
• Did Prof Get the Sack for Adjunct Fundraiser?
• Adjunct Issues Unresolved at Webster U.

ANALYSIS

Kiss Me – I’m a Professor... Love on Campus
It may be a cliché and difficult to believe, but our essayist posits that professors who get involved with their students really do love them for their minds.

IN THE CLASSROOM

10 Golden Rules for Writing Multiple Choice Questions
Writing multiple choice test questions is: A) easier than you think? B) harder than you think? C) something best left to those with multiple personalities? D) none of the above?

REVIEWS

PAGES
In Black Earth and Ivory Tower, academics write about life on the farm.

PAGES
Distance Education: Definitions and Glossary of Terms: the 2nd edition, published in 2006, offers a great deal more than just, as the subtitle suggests, definitions and a glossary. The authors look at new ways of defining distance education, but also provide a brief history of the subject.

OPINION

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:
We're back and BETTER than ever!!

Adjunct Advocate has made some cutting edge changes. We hope they will take us through another 14 years of news reporting on the professional concerns of part-time faculty in the U.S., as well as world-wide.

FIRST PERSON

OMG! Internet abbreviations destroying communication as we know it. >(:-O

IVORY TOWER

At Christian colleges, students cheat with just as much creativity and frequency as do their secular classmates. Why?

A LITTLE RAILLERY

Satirist Rob Schnelle writes about office space for adjunct faculty. Holding office hours in a shipping container isn’t all bad. Right?