By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Materials Provided for Your Class When an adjunct instructor is assigned a course they are often provided with course materials that…
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As we've seen in previous posts, many adjuncts write. They write well, prolifically, and usefully; they win awards for their writing. Some publish scholarship in their field;…
Ian Houlihan, we'll call him "Hotlips," just for fun, is a tenured faculty member at a Catholic University in the Northeast. In the February 23rd edition of…
By Ron Tinsley In my previous entry, "Predicting the Future of College Teaching: Robo Adjuncts & GPS Student Trackers," I offered up the first five of ten predictions…
By Rich Russell It's beginning to look a lot like registration! I can tell by the long lines of students waiting to meet with academic advisers, or…
I don't need to tell those of you who're earning peanuts that you're getting the fuzzy end of the lollypop. However, the latest report by the College…
Last June, the adjuncts and contingent faculty at Western Michigan University voted almost without dissent (207- 29) to ratify a contract for a new part-time instructor faculty…
There is often no such thing as the traditional summer off for adjunct instructors who are paid per class. Many adjuncts who need income during the summer…
Adjunct faculty at Central Michigan University will vote for union representation in May 2010. Several adjunct faculty filed in February 2010 for a union representation election with…
Organization is important for all college instructors, and is especially important for the Freeway Flyer. There are tricks that you can use that may simplify your professional…