adjunct employment

The Freeway Flyer Shuffle Part I: Prioritizing

By Lance Eaton There comes a point in every semester during which the Freeway Flyer must partake of the powerful and seductive dance I like to call: the Adjunct Shuffle. The dance can take many forms, and one often feels promiscuous thanks to all the...

The Role of Market Correctives

Recently I dipped in to the January 11, 2010 edition of the world's best magazine, I mean, The New Yorker. There I found "After the Blowup," an essay by John.

How to Spot a Dead End Teaching Job

by Nick Capo I AM STILL in shock. Stunned. Discombobulated. Relieved. This year will be my ninth as an adjunct, but I had a great summer. I feel like I.

Passing Houdini-like Through the Eye of the Needle: Entering the Academy Through Administration

by Chris Cumo We’ve all heard the myth about the talented young idealist who applied for an assistant professorship at Northwestern Trans Mississippi Valley State University in Idaho only to receive a rejection letter six months later stating that she had been among 300 applicants. If the...

Minnesota Politico’s “Promised” Teaching Gig Dries Up: He Learns the Hard Way What It’s Like To Be An Adjunct

by Jon Tevlin Tom Emmer thought he had a deal. Emmer (below right), the Republican who lost the Minneapolis governor’s race to Mark Dayton, had been in talks with Hamline.

The Role of Market Correctives

Recently I dipped in to the January 11, 2010 edition of the world's best magazine, I mean, The New Yorker. There I found "After the Blowup," an essay by John.