Andrew Hallem, an adjunct, teaches English at Metropolitan State College of Denver. There, he is quaintly referred to as an "affiliate" faculty member. According to a local…
Part-Time Thoughts
Some people have no shame. Don't get me wrong; I'm not judging. I'm jealous. I wish I could I could be way more shameless. Hell, it's fun,…
Some people have no shame. Don't get me wrong; I'm not judging. I'm jealous. I wish I could I could be way more shameless. Hell, it's fun,…
Ruben Flores is, one might say, developmentally delayed. Flores works as the dean of the evening and weekend division at San Antonio College. Unless you have been…
Let's get this out of the way immediately: Gary Jeandron is a Republican. According to a $435,000 advertising campaign launched by the California Faculty Association, Gary Jeandron…
You know how I love so-called equal percentage or across-the-board "raises" negotiated by union leaders on behalf of their part-time and full-time faculty. I love them just…
Tyler Junior College in East Texas serves 12,000 students. According to the JC's web site, 250 of its 456 faculty are full-time. For some odd reason, the…
Adjuncts at CUNY are getting the short end of the stick in the currently proposed contract, and Steve London and Barbara Bowen are acting like CUNY-PSC Old…
Ok, "sucks" is a totally immature way to respond to anything, but geez (insert eye rolling here and that pffffft sound), a company that wants to charge…
Part of this writing about adjuncts gig includes a little down time in the summer. I am rested, refreshed and ready to blog again. I know the…