Four of every five part-time workers in the U.S. lack employer-sponsored health insurance, a study released today reports. By comparison, about one of every four full-time employees…
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No Laughing Matter Matt Hall’s cartoons have been a terrific addition to the Adjunct Advocate. I know that, to some, the trials and tribulations associated with teaching…
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Changes in the university’s healthcare plan have largely affected workers at Parsons School of Design, where part-time faculty make up at least 85% of the teaching staff.…
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by Jodi Campbell This was the shocking realization I came to last week. My dog has an ophthalmologist and I don't. I had to take him to the ophthalmologist for a…
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by Emily Van Duyne Last week, as I flipped through applications for summer student tutors with my unofficial boss in the Writing Center at Stockton, my student…
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Part-time faculty members at Palomar College say they’re terrified of losing health insurance since the college has depleted the money it set aside for that benefit this…
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Part-time faculty members at Palomar College say they’re terrified of losing health insurance since the college has depleted the money it set aside for that benefit this…