Author: AdjunctNation Editorial Team

Contract Lecturers in India Cry Foul Over Pay Equity Issues

Even though the government stresses quality education and promises equal pay for equal work, at Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, nearly 600 contract lecturers at the university staged a protest at the campus demanding the authorities raise their salaries and pay them according to the University...

Hoo Sez We Don’t Need Diktionaries?

by Kelly O'Connor-Salomon OK--I have to admit it hurt to write the title that way, but I bet it got your attention! Recently, a former student of mine, who is.

When Baristas Earn More Than College Faculty

Saying that their lowest-paid members make less than they would at area community colleges, about 30 Western Michigan University part-time instructors and their supporters rallied Thursday at Sprau Tower before marching.

Oakton CC Tells Dept. Chairs: “Limit Adjuncts’ Hours to Avoid Affordable Healthcare Act Pay-out”

by Tom Robb When Henry Ford first put his Model T’s and Model A’s on the assembly line, he introduced a revolutionary concept: workers should be able to afford the cars they are making. That concept seems lost on today’s business leaders and others. Last...

Coppin State University Latest College to Delay Adjunct Payday

by Carrie Wells Coppin State University is unable to pay its adjunct professors on time this month, the latest in a string of problems for the embattled college. In an.

May I Have a Desk(less) Copy, Please?

by Kelly O'Connor-Salomon Working entirely from home has required several adjustments, but a new one rose to the surface last week. I am fortunate to have three classes lined up.

Get A "Real Job?" Teaching Part-Time IS A Real Job!

by Linda Lyle For nearly a decade, I worked as a full-time part-time adjunct. Translation: I worked part-time for multiple schools so that I had the equivalent of a full load. A merger between the technical school and the community college where I had been...

The Perils of Online Texts

by Kelly O'Connor-Salomon I have one online seminar class that I have been teaching for a long time. Up until recently, I have been able to design the course myself,.

No Money, No (Real) Sacrifices, No Kidding

by Kelly A. O'Connor-Salomon Until recently, I was one of the lucky adjuncts. I taught regularly for just a couple of schools and had a full-time administrative position at one of.

Newsflash to the Older Women of the Local College: “You’re a Very Tangible Part of the Problem.”

by Sandra Keifer I can say this because I’m one of you. Here is a newsflash to the older women of the local college adjunct faculty—you who are supported by engineer husbands and teeter precariously on the high wire of self-esteem, eternally grateful that any...

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