In the February 3rd edition of The New York Times, I read that Dr. Nancy Zimpher, president of the University of Cincinnati since 2003, is heading out east to head the SUNY system. In that job, she'll oversee some 8,000 part-time faculty employed throughout the 64-campus SUNY...
AA 52 More Perspectives I'd like to continue last week's process of breaking out of my own habitual limits by seeing the topic of adjuncts and writing from other.
The AFT recently came out with a new study that concludes part-time faculty are teaching a majority of the courses offered at public colleges and universities in the U.S. I.
This week I'd like to touch on a two surveys related to adjuncts (and writing). The first is a recent survey done by The Chronicle of Higher Education. It's dated October 18, 2009, and it reviews data gathered from April through July of the same year....
By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA An adjunct instructor has many responsibilities to consider each week and this emphasizes the need to have effective facilitation strategies. One responsibility that can.
In between these actual posts about writing and adjuncts, the subject is always simmering in the back of my mind. What is the relationship? What should the relationship be? How.
By Rich Russell Now that I have time to catch up on a few articles that have been languishing in my inbox since spring break, I realize that I failed to recognize (having just had a chance to read) Steve Kolowich's article "Built for Distance" posted...
By Kathy McBrayer, M.Ed., SPHR The academic calendar has a regular rhythm. Fall, winter, spring, summer - the school year keeps moving along. I was reminded of this cadence during.
[private]People are always ready to give advice. The truth is that giving advice is never as easy as it seems. I am willing to bet that somewhere in the mapping.
by P.D. Lesko Blah. Blah. Blah. Dr. Cary Nelson, President of the American Association of University of Professors. Blah. Blah. Blah. Scandal concerning the ouster of recent AAUP General Secretary What's His Name. Blah. Blah. Blah. Leaks to the press concerning the vote of the AAUP's...
