Author: AdjunctNation Editorial Team

No Rush, Really

Listen to my blog entry here. Everyone hurries through certain tasks. I hurry through brushing my hair sometimes in the morning if I am up late. I pay for it, mind you, with a singularly "Beethoven" look. I hurry through getting dressed, as well, and...

The Lesko Blog Popularity Contest (Is It Cheating If I Win?)

This month marks the eighth month I have been writing Lesko Blog entries. I thought it would be fun to list the most frequently read entries for each month. Frankly,.

What Are The Odds?

Ever been struck by lightning? Ever won $1,000,000 bucks in the lottery? Ever had a tenure-track job handed to you? Hell's Bells, then, you're never standing in the wrong place;.

Food for Thought

We recently put our subscription to the New York Times on hiatus for the summer. In the summer, we just don't get around to reading the Friday-Sunday papers. What this means, in practical terms, is that I am reading the other newspapers we do get...

UNLV Deals Out NTT Faculty

I bet you know that politicos in California and New York are cutting higher education. Five will get you ten you haven't heard as much about the cuts in Nevada..

Some Confusion Over What Journalists Do

I am happy to say that I have made the acquaintance of the editors of a lot of newspapers and magazines during the time I have published the Adjunct Advocate..

Working the Phones

Listen to my blog entry here. I have this disconcerting habit of answering the phone in a way that makes people think they have reached an answering machine. It's somewhat embarrassing. "Good afternoon, this is the Adjunct Advocate and Part-Time Press." Invariably, there is a...

Mazel Tov!

Junior or external (temporary) lecturers in Israel, of whom I have written about here, in January 2008, and here are celebrating this week. In May, Israel's 5,000 temporary lecturers began.

When Will We Learn?

Today, at InsideHigherEd.com, and on the AFT Face Talk blog, we have the makings of a bona fide tizzy. Ms. Margaret West lost her job as a part-time faculty member.

Memorial Day

I want to wish a thoughtful and reflective Memorial Day to all of the Adjunct Advocate's readers, and all of the visitors who come and use the resources at AdjunctNation.com. Memorial Day was established in 1866 as "Decoration Day"—to honor the dead of the Civil...

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