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The “Ad-Junct” Life–Working Toward Contentment

by Sunny Knable, Ph.D. Ad– the prefix meaning “to or toward.” Junct – the root word meaning “to join, meet or link.” Adjunct — the precarious purgatory in which Ph.D.’s linger until they become full- time faculty, move to an undesired location, change careers or become a bitter version...

CUNY’s Adjunct Faculty Should Have the Same Job Protections as New York’s Fast-Food Workers

by Ruth Wangerin and Marc Kagan There’s an unwarranted assumption that workers with college degrees are at the top of the heap in terms of not only earnings but also rights.

Systematic Racism Plagues Higher Ed. Here’s How White Faculty Can Combat It

by Jasmine Roberts Our nation has been confronted with ugly truths and hard history revealing how systemic racism rears its head in almost every space. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down.

Community College Enrollment Is Down. What This May Mean For Higher Ed. and Adjunct Faculty

by Jenna Kramer and Shelly Culbertson Enrollment at America’s community colleges is down by nearly 10 percent compared with before the pandemic. In first-time enrollment, the decline is even more steep — down by nearly a quarter compared with last fall. This is a sign of trouble...

Lecturers, Stop Forcing us to Turn our Cameras on

We’re paying for it so it should be a choice. by Lucy Palin Online lectures have become the new norm during the pandemic, which students completely understand. Face-to-face is not.

Jumping off the Adjunct and onto the Full-Time Track in the Time of COVID-19

by Andrew M. Abernathy Nearly one year ago, before COVID-19 engulfed us all, something spectacular happened—the long awaited call came. After more than two years of a nationwide job search,.

What are Universities Becoming? A Plea From the Future

A trio of Ph.D. students ask the question, “What should universities be?” by John-Erik Hansson, Nguyen Vu Thuc Linh, Ola Innset The role of the university as a place of education and research, as an employer, and as an important part of the social landscape...

Joe Biden’s Education Plan Includes “Free” Tuition. But is Free Really Fair?

by Chris Talgo Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently released his “Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Recommendations,” a 110-page blueprint of policy prescriptions that the Biden administration would implement. The far-reaching policies.

To Preserve our Democratic Freedoms, Higher Ed. Needs to Cultivate Service-Minded, Thoughtful Citizens

by Jamie Merisotis The work of the future will demand that people hone their human traits and capabilities to distinguish their work from that of smart machines. We’re long used.

Ethical Challenges Loom Over Decisions to Resume In-person College Classes

by Neta C. Crawford By early July, about 80 percent of U.S. campuses were planning to resume at least some in-person instruction, even as a growing numbers of faculty are voicing concerns about safety. As Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, argues, “Because we do not yet have the ability to bring...

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