By P.D. Lesko First, I'd like to say thank you to all of the new individual and college library Site Pass holders who joined us in April.…
Melissa McDonald
By Melissa McDonald A couple months ago, my fellow Adjunct By Choice, Ron Tinsley, gave us his reasons for considering and then not pursuing a Ph.D. in…
By Melissa McDonald Every term, I always have at least one student who says, quite brazenly, some variation of "I hate being forced to write, and I'm…
By Melissa McDonald I like to keep busy. Teaching semester-after-semester keeps the momentum going, but then something happens that forces me to sit out for a semester…
By Melissa McDonald I'm starting a new job this semester, and so far, I am seeing good things in regards to faculty support, but that is not…
By Melissa McDonald In my area, for-profit colleges and universities have really stepped up recruiting efforts. When watching TV, for example, I see 2-3 commercials at every…
By Melissa McDonald It's that time of year again when many of us are rushing to get our spring syllabi together and preparing for the semester ahead.…
By Melissa McDonald I once had a student who claimed he did not have a culture. "Of course, you do," I explained. "You just don't see it…
By Melissa McDonald Imagine walking into your department head's office and saying, "I'm giving up my full-time renewable teaching position to pursue adjunct teaching several states away." Okay,…
