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David Leslie

Herb Childress Thinks Working Off the Tenure-Track is a Kind of Abusive Relationship

AdjunctNation Editorial Team Apr 9, 2019 1

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…

Lesko Blog

Mythology 101

AdjunctNation Editorial Team Feb 12, 2009 0

It's easy to spread rumors. It's easy to take myths and, by constant repetition, give them the patina of reality. George W. Bush was a master at this artistic skill. There are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.…

Administrator's Corner

Recognizing the Contributions of Adjunct Faculty

AdjunctNation Editorial Team Jul 1, 2001

by Richard Lyons EN ROUTE TO presenting a workshop last week, I read the recently published book Ghosts in the Classroom (Camel’s Back Books, 2001, ed. Michael Dubson), a collection of essays written by adjunct faculty members. My research…

Administrator's Corner

Developing Adjunct Faculty

AdjunctNation Editorial Team Jan 1, 2001

by Richard Lyons AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL leader reading this first Adjunct Advocate column on managing adjunct faculty, your decision-making probably long ago outgrew the cost-savings consideration often cited as the sole advantage of using…