By Kat Kiefer-Newman There's a funny line from the film "Pulp Fiction," when Esmeralda asks Butch what his name means. He answers, "I'm American, Honey, our names don't mean [bleep].".
By Dorinda Fox A lightbulb went off over my head the other day while I sat listening to the budgetary woes of an academic department during a faculty meeting. Dire solutions.
As the number and percentage of adjunct faculty members has risen, various groups have been formed to meet their needs. Some are unions, some closer to support groups, and some.
I adore the blog RateYourStudents.com. It's cheeky, and yet the writers never take themselves or their subject matter too seriously. A browse through their recent posts brought me face-to-face with.
Gregory Zobel has a terrific blog called Adjunct Advice. It's a terrific blog, because Zobel gives some terrific advice. I know that sounds simplistic, but it's true. About a week.
By Melissa McDonald Every term, I always have at least one student who says, quite brazenly, some variation of "I hate being forced to write, and I'm in this class.
