Let's be honest; Pope Benedict XVI has little charisma. Whereas John Paul II was the Frank Sinatra of the Vatican, Pope Benedict is more the Joey Bishop…
NBC recently announced its Fall line-up includes a show titled "Community." As NBC execs. describe it, the comedy is about a group of quirky "losers" at fictional…
Maybe you've already noticed some of the changes we've made to AdjunctNation.com. If not, here's a quick list of what's new. When you have a bit of…
Did you participate in the New Faculty Majority Day? Did you read about it? The idea for a day when faculty off the tenure-track across the United…
Several years ago, while I was finishing my dissertation, I was teaching as an adjunct at North Carolina State University. One day while I was walking to…
On April 20th, a fellow writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education in a column called the "Two-Year Track" published an essay titled "Why Adjuncts Have an…
As I've written before, one of the most enjoyable aspects of my job is working on our web site. It pleases me no end to provide a…
By now, mainstream media outlets have published hundreds, if not thousands of pieces about the plight of part-time faculty. On March 31st, The Nation joined the fray…
Anyone who thinks—or worse still writes— that part-time and adjunct faculty aren't committed to their jobs and their students should read about Michael Powelson. This man, who…
First, President Obama announces to the world that he's in favor of merit pay for teachers. If you listened hard enough, you could almost hear the audible…
