In this week's Chronicle of Higher Education, there is an article written by David Glenn and headlined "Keep Adjuncts Away From Intro Courses, Report Says." The editor…
part-time faculty
Craig Smith over at the AFT published a blog entry recently that talked about making the process for hiring part-time faculty as rigorous as that used when…
They’re at it again. Yes. Again. Our part-time faculty colleagues in Canada are on strike. The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA), which represents 365 contract faculty,…
by the AdjunctNation.com’s Part-Time Thoughts Blogger In Portland, Oregon, the Portland State University Faculty Association is 30 years old. I came across an article about…
With only three weeks to go in the winter session, part-time faculty at Concordia University, in Quebec, Canada, are threatening to cancel classes and walk off the…
Portland State University’s part-time faculty union reached an agreement with the university Friday regarding professor pay, after nine months of salary negotiations and almost a month of…
The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) executives made the decision for contract academic staff (CAS) to go on strike. The major issues still unresolved were a…
I was reading the other day about the recent Canadian Council on Learning's report on post-secondary education in the Toronto Globe and Mail. It was almost too…
by Laura Yeager I’ve been an adjunct off and on since 1988. I’ve taught part-time English classes in Iowa, Ohio, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. For the most…
by Matthew Henry Hall Beyond having to pay for drinks, the biggest problem with doing one’s grading at a bar is maintaining proper focus. At a lively…
