News For the Adjunct Faculty Nation

Hiring Like You Mean It

Craig Smith over at the AFT published a blog entry recently that talked about making the process for hiring part-time faculty as rigorous as that used when conducting searches for tenure line faculty. Before you scream, hear me out. Right now, part-time faculty are perceived and...

What’s Good for the Goose, is Good for the Junior Lecturer

I have written several times about the senior lecturers' strike in Israel. It ended after 90 days. According to this article in the Jerusalem Post The lecturers didn't get the.

Monday Morning

Listen to my blog entry here. I spent Sunday morning filing out my tax forms. I actually don't mind doing it. It's just that it takes so much time. We.

Back at University

Listen to my blog entry here. When I finished my graduate degree in creative writing, I promised myself I would not be one of those perpetual students. You know the type: they double-majored as undergrads. and hold three graduate degrees in wholly unrelated fields. They just...

Writing to the Other Editors

Listen to my blog entry here. I just finished reading the November/December 2007 issue of Academe. It is published by the American Association of University Professors for the membership, around.

What's Up With Pace and NYSUT? WTF?!?

Call me naive, but I just don't understand how university officials can be such, well, jerks. I suppose it's my general faith in the goodness of humans that gets me.

You May Be Right (I May Be Crazy)…

I spend a lot of my time working on our webpage, several hours each week. It has been my goal over the course of the years to automate as much of the work as possible. That's why you can sign yourself up to receive the e-Advocate...

Israeli Lecturers Dodge a Bullet (For Now)

I have been writing about the lecturers' strike in Israel over the course of the past few weeks. The strike, now in its 84th day, is approaching a critical point..

Tuesday Morning

I am feeling much better. Fever's gone; I actually went out to dinner last night. This morning, I read that the adjuncts at George Washington University had finally nailed down.

Blogging From Bed

Still sick. Actually, I haven't been struck down by a virus like this in quite a long time, so I suppose I was overdue. I wrote my letter from the editor yesterday, and chatted with two new writers. I am preparing to plan our yearly Colleagues...

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