adjunct faculty

In 2016, researchers Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness published "Estimating the Cost of Justice for Adjuncts: A Case Study in University Business Ethics." In their article, the two men offered up some math. According to the authors, across…

As a faculty member, I can't fathom being the last person to walk into class nor can I  imagine being the first to leave the lecture hall. After class there are always  students who want to discuss the material. It's my job to provide an…

by Jason Cole As we explore the digital transformation of education, it’s essential to keep the why of the change in mind. I recently re-read a great article on e-literate by Mike Feldstein…

by P.D. Lesko A recent report challenging the membership numbers of the Professional Staff Congress in the City University of New York (PSC-CUNY) union revealed that several thousand of the union’s members, primarily agency fee…

Professors are humans, and humans are prejudiced, and they definitely won’t become better if they don’t know that their words and actions are eliciting these kinds of reactions from their students. And while sometimes we feel comfortable…

Put on your seatbelt when you decide to sit down and read, Confessions of a Teacher Or, How to Be a Part-Timer, by Mary Allen Redd. You’re about to experience an unfiltered, daringly bold and outspoken treatise about the experience of…

According to Childress, this addiction-abuse cycle is killing the profession. I would argue that "the profession" is just fine, thank you. The self-proclaimed core of profession which consists of administrators, tenure-line and tenured…

The most important time-saver that I have is the agenda; it's similar to a lesson plan. Some of my classes meet once per week, some twice, or three times per week. Thanks to my use of agendas, I have a 4-hour course, plus grading and…

The book uses bullet points, lists, infographics, and is organized beautifully. It is a pleasure to read, and it can be read in one sitting. The author uses the latest research to support many of the theories he espouses. I was impressed…

Pitt faculty began collecting confidential union cards in January 2018. Their goals include addressing concerns about pay and job security for adjunct and part-time faculty. They also would like to see more academic freedom and greater…