adjunct faculty

Eight Lesser Known Grant & Fellowship Competitions Open to Adjuncts

There are hundreds of grants and fellowships available to contingent faculty who want to conduct research or complete a dissertation. Many programs are run by internationally-known organizations such as Fulbright, Guggenheim, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Others are less well-known, and the amounts...

The Constant E-Mail Tutorial

by Shari Dinkins HI MS. DINKINS. This is Nancy in your English 96 class. I’m just a little confused with the literary analysis essay. What is it that you want.

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.

Adjunct Faculty at PSU Settle Contract After 10 Month Negotiation

IN JANUARY, THE Portland State University Faculty Association (PSUFA) Local 3571 and the PSU administration came to a tentative agreement on a proposed contract. Adjuncts, or part-time professors, have been without a contract since their previous one expired at the end of June 2003....

Harper College Adjuncts Hold Union Vote

HARPER COLLEGE’S NEARLY 500 part-time faculty members will hold an organizational vote in March, with two unions vying to represent them. The part-time faculty members are being courted by both.

The 50 Percent Solution

IN JANUARY OF this year, trustees of Southeastern Community College in Iowa learned about a plan to offer incentive pay for retired SCC faculty and staff to return to the college to.

Victor Valley Adjuncts Prepare to Hold Election

WITH CLASSES RESUMING the 285 part-time faculty at Victor Valley Community College will soon have the chance to cast a ballot for union representation, which might help them gain benefits such as sick leave. Two unions, the California Teacher’s Association and the American Federation of...