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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. and more...

		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. and more...

		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. and more...

		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. and more...