By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. If Rome wasn't built in a day, how long does it take to "build" a New Adjunct? How long am I considered a novice? I've heard professors compared to many things (some of which I won't repeat amongst this polite...
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By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. My e-mail inbox reads: Student Evaluations Now Available! Permission to freak out? Why do I feel as though I'm back in seventh grade, awaiting my.
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. A conversation came up recently with friends about what people are passionate about. I know people who are passionate about their hobbies (hockey, bicycling, cooking),.
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. A conversation came up recently with friends about what people are passionate about. I know people who are passionate about their hobbies (hockey, bicycling, cooking), causes (Race for the Cure, their alma mater), things (shoes, purses, toys, cars, homes), families...
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. 'Tis the season! It is nearing the end of the semester, the end of calendar year 2010 — it is time to reflect on the.
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. I've noticed that each semester there are a handful of students who really come alive the last two weeks of class! They have been dormant,.
By P.D. Lesko I'm starting to get jealous of AdjunctNation.com's Juggling 101 blogger Kat Kiefer-Newman. Her blog posts are shared and shared and shared on Facebook with a regularity that I just can't seem to match on my own blog. Not that I'm competing. Really....
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. On a sad personal note, I attended two funeral services this week. Both were young men who were killed under very different circumstances and in.
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. As you can see by the picture that is now posted by the byline, I am somewhat young. Dare I admit my age here in.
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. Networking has never been a challenge for me. In most jobs I’ve had, I have easily made friends, been able to connect with colleagues, and enjoyed co-teaching and research relationships with other educators. As a New Adjunct, however, I’m simply...