by P.D. Lesko I have been writing about FACE for the past few weeks. I have been thinking about FACE since I first heard that American Federation…
Part-Time Thoughts
I read a blog posting by a snappish prof. who said he hated the term "contingent" faculty. So, I went to the dictionary to see what I…
Mt. Hood Community College adjunct Marilyn Pitts was recently given an Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). Read about Pitts and the…
As the academic year draws to a close, colleges and universities around the U.S. are giving out teaching awards. Awards given to adjunct and part-time faculty strike…
In 1975, there were about 275,000 part-time faculty employed in the United States. Over the past 30 years, the number of faculty off the tenure-track has mushroomed…
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…
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.…
The average part-time faculty member earns $2,500 per course. Alright, before we all start crying into our beer, wine or other appropriate cocktail, let's make clear that…
According to an editorial in the paper Haaretz, a nationwide strike by 4500 senior faculty has entered its seventh week. As faculty are wont to do, the…
According to this piece posted to the Gazette.Net web site, 1,075 part-time faculty at Montgomery College voted to affiliate with the SEIU on June 3rd. The group…
