Maybe you've already noticed some of the changes we've made to AdjunctNation.com. If not, here's a quick list of what's new. When you have a bit of time check out the content: 1. Greg Beatty blogs on reading & writing. I've been working with Greg...
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Did you participate in the New Faculty Majority Day? Did you read about it? The idea for a day when faculty off the tenure-track across the United States come out.
Several years ago, while I was finishing my dissertation, I was teaching as an adjunct at North Carolina State University. One day while I was walking to my cubicle, I.
On April 20th, a fellow writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education in a column called the "Two-Year Track" published an essay titled "Why Adjuncts Have an Edge (Except When They Don't)." Well, well, I thought, finally someone will explain just why adjuncts seem always...
As I've written before, one of the most enjoyable aspects of my job is working on our web site. It pleases me no end to provide a much-used resource for.
By now, mainstream media outlets have published hundreds, if not thousands of pieces about the plight of part-time faculty. On March 31st, The Nation joined the fray with a piece.
Anyone who thinks—or worse still writes— that part-time and adjunct faculty aren't committed to their jobs and their students should read about Michael Powelson. This man, who teaches at California State University, exemplifies the dedication of part-time faculty nation-wide. I am left speechless by his...
First, President Obama announces to the world that he's in favor of merit pay for teachers. If you listened hard enough, you could almost hear the audible gasps from Randi.
There are a mere 40,800 college faculty in Canada, and 50-60 percent of them work off the tenure-track. According to a piece published in the Calgary Herald, the overuse of.
January was a little scary...ok...a lot scary. We watched, more than slightly terrified, as sales dropped and dropped and, well, you get the picture. February, normally a slow month for sales of books, subscriptions and job postings, was a record month in terms of sales....
