By now, mainstream media outlets have published hundreds, if not thousands of pieces about the plight of part-time faculty. On March 31st, The Nation joined the fray…
Marc Bousquet
Out West where the buffalo roam, the antelope play and the Humvees hum down Highway 101, there's a slaughter going on. Had anyone bothered to ask me,…
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…
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If you haven't noticed from my past entries that I like a bit of cheekiness (well, maybe even a lot of cheekiness), then you're not reading my…
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Listen to my blog entry here. I remember when Dr. Cary Nelson first spoke out nationally in support of part-time faculty. It was electrifying, and he gave…
In a piece recently written for Inside Higher Ed, the writer calls Washington State part-timer and long-time national adjunct activist Keith Hoeller's writing "anti-union." I read and…
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Listen to my blog entry here. I just finished meeting with Ryan Sexton, our web page programmer. He and I are working out the best way to…
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reviewed by P.D. Lesko How the University Works is the first book of a writer who truly believes he has something important to share about what he…
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reviewed by P.D. Lesko How the University Works is the first book of a writer who truly believes he has something important to share about what he…
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by P.D. Lesko I have just read the 2011-2012 AAUP salary survey. While the authors of the survey, Saranna Thorton and John Curtis certainly put thought and…