College of the Desert Honors Part-Time Faculty
Part-time faculty at College of the Desert were recognized in September when the school held a dinner and awards ceremony for adjunct faculty. “This is the first time evidently in many years that this has been done,” said Fergus Currie, president of the COD Adjuncts Association. “There are 365 part-timers (at COD), and we teach approximately anywhere from 60 to 65 percent of classes.” About 180 adjuncts attended event, to be held in the Hilb Student Center, said Currie, a former college professor at Illinois State University who now teaches communication classes at COD. Ron Norton Reel, president of the […]