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Some of My Students Will Fail: The Reasons Why May Surprise You
Sara Goldrick-Rab, in her book Paying the Price, shows that this isn’t true. For poor students, a low grade often doesn’t reflect a lack of hard work, intelligence, or responsibility. It reflects that humans can only be pushed so far until…
When Social Media Posts Cost Adjuncts Their Teaching Jobs
Run-ins with students who then complained used to be one of the main reasons adjunct faculty found themselves out of work. However, with the growing reach of social media, adjunct faculty who take to Twitter and Facebook to express their…
Of Course Tenured Faculty Are Responsible for the "Adjunct Crisis"
by P.D. Lesko
On Feb. 22, 2017, Blaine Greteman, an associate professor of English at the University of Iowa, penned an essay for The Chronicle of Higher Education titled, "Don't Blame Tenured Academics for the Adjunct Crisis." In his…
Coaxing the Lion out of its Lair Or, the Challenges and Rewards of Teaching Writing to STEM Students
by Kris Morrissey
Teaching an English Literature class five years ago, the lights went out for no apparent reason. We sat looking at each other, considering the inherent symbolism of light – be it ambient or fluorescent. Then, when…
In Chicago, Mass Student/Staff Protests in Support of Adjunct Faculty
The AdjunctNation Editorial Team
According to reporting on Chicagoist.com, groups demanding better treatment, pay and benefits for adjunct and part-time faculty in higher education held several demonstrations across the city Wednesday,…
Barnard Adjuncts Just Showed Us All Why It’s Time for the $25K Manifesto
We all know that $10,000 per course is a giant step closer to equal pay for equal work than $5K per course. We also know that $15,000-$25,000 per course would be equal pay at most two- and four-year public and private colleges and…
Student Letters of Rec Written By Adjuncts Open Fewer Doors
I explained to my student that, because I am an adjunct, rather than a tenure-track professor, my recommendation would carry no weight in helping him get into a graduate program. I told him that he should be looking instead for…
Why Adjuncts Shouldn’t Need Ph.D.s
by Jonathan Rick
When hiring a professor, nearly every college uses commonly agreed-upon criteria. Among these, perhaps the most important is whether the applicant has a graduate degree.
On one hand, credentials are a critical part of…
The Extra Credit Experiment
by Laura Yeager
I tried something new last semester in College Writing I--extra credit. I've never offered extra credit points in a college class before (I thought it was kind of babyish), but this year, I decided to try it. And after…
How Your Student Evals Are Killing Your Chances for a FT Job (And Better Pay)
by P.D. Lesko
What are the most credible methods and evaluative tools to use when deciding whether to rehire an adjunct faculty member? This is a question that should be asked by hundreds of thousands of college administrators…