By Lance Eaton The question has all the hallmarks of: “When are you going to settle down and have kids?” It implies that I’m not legitimate, or…
Freeway Flyer
By Helene Matheny I am not, nor have I ever been, a connoisseur of designer clothes, shoes, or handbags. I recently made a conscious effort to pare…
By Helene Matheny When I saw Les Miserables for the first time, my companion and I dashed into the New York City subway to escape frigid temperatures…
By Helene Matheny There are certainly benefits to working as an adjunct. Using my car as my office is not one of them. Only once in my…
By Lance Eaton There comes a point in every semester during which the Freeway Flyer must partake of the powerful and seductive dance I like to call:…
I have mentioned in a past blog the amount of time I spend writing and answering email on an average day (one hour for four or five…
Last June, the adjuncts and contingent faculty at Western Michigan University voted almost without dissent (207- 29) to ratify a contract for a new part-time instructor faculty…
Let us say that you are an adjunct instructor with a Master's degree in your content area and several years of pertinent teaching experience; however, the current…
There is often no such thing as the traditional summer off for adjunct instructors who are paid per class. Many adjuncts who need income during the summer…
This is it. This is the summer you will brush up on your teaching skills or your organization techniques. You know it will make your life easier…
