By Randy Eldridge My first teaching interview! I was so excited. The Department Chair had called me within a week of me sending in my resume asking…
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By Jenny Ortiz With spring comes Finals Week and students more focused on getting a tan than learning. To be fair, after the temper tantrums Mother Nature…
By Kathy McBrayer, M.Ed., SPHR Many say that weekends are a time to "rest up" for the coming week. Rest up, really? While I get a little…
From the Toronto Globe and Mail. There’s lots of evidence that, in general, good looking people earn higher salaries. But why would hotness pay in academia? A professor’s salary…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Recently, I was at a fellow adjunct's house relaxing, enjoying a glass of something sweet, and talking about dining with several other colleagues. Without…
From the January 21, 2010 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle: Finances are so dire at the University of California that it might have to turn away qualified students, but…
By Dorinda Fox I spent one day at Inismore in the Aran Islands off the coast of Galway, Ireland in December 2009. The Aran Islands were occupied by…
By Lance Eaton “I’m sorry, I can’t teach that class.” Now, I say this in a calm and mature tone. But in my head, I'm screaming, kicking,…
By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Adjunct instructors are often hired because of their subject matter expertise and related work experience. There are also educational requirements, which…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Spring seems to finally be here. I know because over on my Facebook page people have been posting for a couple of weeks now…
