 | | January/February 2008
- Susan Titus organized 900 part-timers at Wayne State. It was a dream come true. Getting a first contract may be a nightmare.
- Feeling isolated? Try blogging like these adjuncts did.
- Distance educators should check out these 11 programs that make online teaching go more smoothly.
- Dealing with student complaints is never easy. These tips may ease your pain.
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 | | Fall 2007
- For well over a decade, college instructors have been complaining about students who are not only apathetic and unmotivated but who belittle and resist efforts to educate them.
- What should you do when discussions about race, religion and politics boil over in your classroom?
- Is there affirmative action in grading?
- Our cartoonist Matthew Henry Hall writes about the Adjunctocracy.
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 | | July/August 2007
- 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.
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 | | March/April 2007
- North of the border, there has been a dramtic increase in the use of sessionals.
- The glut in Ph.D.s persists. Perhaps it’s time for faculty to sit down with their undergraduate students and tell them the honest truth.
- We’ve rounded-up the best teaching handbooks. Check them out!
- Call me Ismael. What your students call you can have a huge impact on the overall quality of the learning environment.
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 | | January/February 2007
- Part-timers face special challenges in teaching students with disabilities. Read about how you can deal with special students effectively.
- Adjunct Keith Hoeller has made tilting at windmills a fine art. BUT is it quixoctic of you're winning?
- Check out these tips for taking the terror out of giving presentations.
- There are babies in the Academy, and essayist Oronte Churm is tired of the 2 o'clock feedings.
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 | | November/December 2006
- 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.
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 | | September/October 2006
- The TKO of Equity Pay in Washington State
- Rapscallions, Scoundrels and Scallywags (aka College Students): An Interview with Mark Hyatt and Dr. Timothy Dodd from the Center for Academic Integrity
- Getting the Tap: Securing Continuous Online Work
- Ten Reasons to Leave Your Higher Degree(s) Off Your Résumé
- Excuse me, But Are Those Flip Flops You’re Wearing? Teaching the "Why" Generation
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 | | July/August 2006
- A Bigger Slice of the Pie: California's "80 Percent Law."
- To Be or Not to Be (in a Unified Union Local).
- Are you selling comp. copies of textbooks? Are you going to hell for it? Maybe. Maybe not.
- It's time that academic associaiton policy statements had more bite.
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 | | May/June 2006
- The $3 Professor: Teaching in India
- Out of Africa: Brain Drain
- Japan's Part-Time Full-Time Instructors
- Best Wishes: An Ever-so-polite Union Takeover in England
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 | | March/April 2006
- If you want a full-time teaching job, you’ll need a portfolio. We’ll show you how to compile a set of winning portfolios.
- Faculty, student and administrator bloggers discuss grade inflation. Prepare to be surprised.
- Hold on to your red pens. There’s software that can grade that mountain of essays for you.
- Education is no laughing matter, but loosen up a little in the classroom, will ya?
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 | | January/February 2006
- Carol Twigg discusses the future of distance education, the importance of hybrid courses and technology.
- For some, they’re a blessing. For some, they’re a curse: canned online courses.
- Which distance education journals should part-timers read? Our reviewer has rounded up three dozen of the best.
- Moodle, an open-source virtual learning environment, just may be the next big thing in distance education.
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 | | November/December 2005
- Dr. Peter D.G. Brown: A tenured prof. fights for part-timer equity at SUNY.
- In California, adjuncts watched in horror as their union negotiated catastrophic pay cuts.
- The Adjunct Advisor tackles questions about terminal degrees, freedom of speech and students failing to cite sources.
- Read tips designed to help your students prepare for finals successfully.
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 | | September/October 2005
- In the brawl between George Washington University and the school's part-time faculty union, who'll be the last fighter left standing?
- Thanks to part-timer Becky Villarreal, thousands of adjuncts in Texas now have access to health insurance. And she's not done yet.
- Having a tough time handling high maintenance on-line students? Here are some tips.
- Take a peek behind the scenes of a faculty hiring committee.
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 | | July/August 2005
- Ohio is the only state where full-time faculty can bargain collectively but not p/timers or grad. students. At U of C, it means 1,000 adjunct faculty play the waiting game.
- When you teach on-line, you need to be prepared. Here's how.
- It can be tough to explain why you teach part-time.
- Student phone calls are usually bad news, except when students like Dawn call.
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 | | May/June 2005
- UAW workers assigned to help NYU part-timers organize are suing the UAW for unpaid wages and forced overtime.
- Is it even more difficult for part-time faculty to publish their scholarship and research? Yes and no.
- Welcome to the age of Universities, Inc., when knowledge is a commodity.
- Can you use a little more free time? We’ve got 20 time-saving tips for faculty who teach on-line. Read ‘em and rejoice.
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 | | March/April 2005
- At the New School, adjuncts faced old school union busting tactics while organizing.
- Michigan's 1,400 lecturers have a new three-year contract. However, there are some roars from inside the pride: LEO.
- In Vermont, something's boiling in the sugar house. An interview with the four women leading the CCV unionizing effort.
- Encourage your students to whisper in class. It just might help them stay focused.
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 | | January/February 2005
- 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.
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 | | November/December 2004
- Read about part-time and temporary faculty in Australia, Scotland, Canada, Malaysia, Italy and Japan
- If you're looking for a new computer, don't close the deal until you've looked over our list of discounts available to adjuncts.
- Interested in teaching abroad? Check out our new resource list!
- Perhaps it's just easier to be smart nowadays, or maybe profs. lack moral fortitude. An essay on grade inflation.
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 | | September/October 2004
- Today, over 80 percent of colleges and universities in the U.S. offer some kind of distance learning courses. Are you ready to go from bricks to clicks?
- Adjunct faculty on-line course developers often sign away all rights to their work. Before you do, read our tips and suggestions.
- Is your distance education course boring? Author and e-learning expert Michael Allen explains how to tell, and how to transform your course from dull to dazzling.
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 | | July/August 2004
- The Chronicle of Higher Education is losing subscribers and revenue. Is this a sign of rough waters ahead?
- Our reviewer looks at three handbooks for adjunct faculty and picks the best of the bunch.
- A well-written syllabus can land you a better job. We've put together a list of tips for writing stronger syllabi.
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 | | May/June 2004
- Between 2001-2003, the state of California deposited $114 million dollars into a Part-Time Faculty Equity Fund. Now, the state Chancellor’s Office can’t account for $25 million dollars of the money.
- The education unions side-by-side. Which union is best for your group?
- Do you know Ed? Our reviewer looks at the Department of Education Web site, ED,and likes what he sees. He thinks you will, as well.
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 | | March/April 2004
- Last year, contingent faculty won some of academia's most coveted fellowships and prizes. We profile winners of six prestigious awards
- Crossing over: What gets adjuncts onto the tenure-track? Our writer poses the question to several ex-part-timers who've recently made the leap
- Looking for a grant? We've put together a list of the Web's best grantwriting resources
- La Vida Ecuadoriana: Teaching English in Ecuador
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 | | January/February 2004
- Like a camel passing Houdini-like through the eye of a needle, one might enter the academy by another route. Why not consider a job in administration?
- Are you ready to take your course on-line?
- Essayist Domini Hedderman writes about a typical day in the Assroom.
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 | | November/December 2003
- By doing a bit of homework and shopping around adjuncts can find comprehensive private health insurance that is not a budget buster.
- Clifford A. Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information talks about the future of digital publishing and how it will impact higher education.
- Are you ready to go paperless and learn how to put your course on CD?
- Reviewer Mark Drozdowski takes a look at Language Magazine
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 | | September/October 2003
- Generation Xers have grown up in the Internet era. They learn through the exchange of e-mails, thrive on instant messaging and live to blog. Students may turn to your Web page before they turn to you for information.
- Campus Equity Week is going intercontinental this year. However, is bigger necessarily better?
- Learn how to make good use of blogging in the classroom
- Reviewer Vicki Urquhart takes a look at Steal This University
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 | | July/August 2003
- In California, $57 million dollars in equity pay was supposed to bring relief to part-timers. Instead, for many, the money has brought nothing but trouble
- Tenured and tenure-line faculty jealously guard their faculty senate seats (and their control over institutional governance)
- Learn how to make good use of textbook companion Web sites
- Reviewer Mark Drozdowski evaluates a pair of books for distance educators
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 | | May/June 2003
- At the for profit University of Phoenix, is the company's use of "faculty professionals" a good business model?
- Videographer Barbara Wolf talks about documentaries and part-time faculty
- Why you should use real-time data in your on-line courses
- Reviewer Vicki Urquhart looks at a trio of murder mysteries set in academe
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 | | March/April 2003
- They had the degrees, publications and desire to teach and then chucked it all
- At Middle Tennessee State University, the school's most vocal adjunct advocate is a tenured English professor
- eArmyU wants you!
- Reviewer Mark Drozdowski likes The Teaching Professor and thinks you will, too
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 | | January/February 2003
- How's the distance education business these days? Turns out, pretty darn good
- In her interview, Dr. Cynthia Selfe looks at the impact of technology on literacy and teaching
- Looking for some good distance education Web sites? We've scouted them out for you!
- Canadian Mark MacNeill wants to show you how to live the good life while teaching on-line
- Is distance education a meteor speeding toward the prehistoric professoriate?
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 | | November/December 2002
- At College of the Canyons, is the full-time faculty union interested in the school's adjuncts or their money?
- The American Federation of Teachers adopts standards for part-time faculty treatment
- Storyboarding can help distance educators design and outline their course content more effectively
- Looking for higher ed. news? We've got some great resources for you
- An argument against the adjunct as entrepreneur model
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 | | September/October 2002
- Look back over ten years of adjunct advocacy
- Why not give them all an A?
- Hybrid courses offer flexibility, as well as personalized instruction
- The Student Body is a collection of funny, sad, sardonic and tender tales
- Evaluating teaching evaluations
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 | | July/August 2002
- Profiles of four adjunct faculty Guggenheim winners
- Uncle Sam wants you...to pay your taxes even when teaching abroad
- Tips for distance educators who are looking to save time when they teach on-line
- The Lecturer's Tale takes readers on a Chaucerian romp through higher education
- The "isms" of college admissions: "donorism," "legacyism," and "athleticism"
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 | | May/June 2002
- Italy: From Italy with litigation: lettori fight for fair contracts
- Japan: The temporary who can't say no
- United Kingdom: A look at minority lecturers and the challenges they face
- P/T faculty in Washington win a $12 million dollar lawsuit
- Teaching English in Cameroon, Central Africa
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 | | March/April 2002
- E-books: Should you use them?
- Cut paper grading time in half
- Teach in prison and you may pick up some bad habits
- ZEVs, EVs and hybrids, oh my!
- Bedford St. Martin's reaches out to p/timers with LORE
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 | | January/February 2002
- The science of silence
- Adjunct activists in the sciences
- P/T faculty in California want a piece of the pie
- Teaching English in Siberia
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 | | November/December 2001
- Visiting faculty numbers are on the rise
- Land a job as a visiting faculty member
- Icons on campus (star visiting faculty)
- P/T faculty in Massachussetts unionize
- On-line students learn differently than on-campus classmates
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 | | September/October 2001
- Adjunct faculty Fulbright winners
- The AFT's new P/T Faculty Task Force
- tools to fight on-line plagiarism
- the UAW's efforts to unionize adjuncts and grad students
- Review of Ghosts in the Classroom
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 | | July/August 2001
- What's to be done about the adjunct faculty in Florida?
- Colleges fudge their faculty employment numbers
- Minority lecturers in Britain face discrimination
- On-line degrees may not be worth the paper they're printed on
- You don't have to teach English or ESL to teach abroad for a short time
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 | | May/June 2001
- Adjunct faculty Guggenheim winners
- Trading in the lectern for the office
- On-line instructors can cash in on their technological savvy
- Adjunct faculty evaluation can improve faculty performance and reduce turnover
- Cheat sites on the Net are a mouse click away
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 | | March/April 2001
- When will the on-line education bubble burst?
- SAWSJ condemns the employment practices of NYC universities
- Adjunct faculty capture 5% of 2000-2001 Fulbright Awards
- Learning to love life outside of academe
- Studying the professional experience of those who teach without tenure
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 | | January/February 2001
- Profiling physicist Dr. Malcolm Duncan
- Can a country really have too many science Ph.D.s?
- Blaming scientists for the 'adjunct problem
- Don't worry; be happy; or get another job
- Personal safety while teaching abroad
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 | | November/December 2000
- Understanding the new eLearning
- Are you more the Guru or Freeagent type?
- Two-year college enrollment will increase dramatically
- Guest experts can spice up on-line courses
- When winning is everything
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 | | September/October 2000
- Improving student evaluations
- The gender factor in faculty evaluations
- Student attrition in online courses
- Interview with Ken Hardy
- Seduction in the economy
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 | | May/June 2000
- Five Adjunct Faculty Fulbright Scholars
- Learn how to manage Desk Rage.
- Teamwork between full-time and part-time faculty
- Volunteering abroad may be just what the doctor ordered
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 | | March/April 2000
- How to Negotiate a Good Salary
- Analyzing the Trends: Enrollment Tsunami
- Hiring Trends in Higher Ed.
- Distance Education, Resistance is Futile
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