P.D. Lesko

Of Course There's A Fissure. Actually, a Fjord.

By P.D. Lesko I had the pleasure of publishing Jack Longmate's writing many years ago. He has been writing and speaking out on behalf of Washington State's non-tenured faculty for many years. Along with Washington State adjunct activist Keith Hoeller, I would venture to say...

The Next Higher Education Woe That Will Be Blamed on Adjuncts

By P.D. Lesko Over the course of the past three years, adjunct and part-time faculty have been systematically scape-goated for any number of problems plaguing the Academy. Students dropping out.

Tough Love & Higher Education

By P.D. Lesko My kids wanted a $1,200 LEGO set. They wanted it badly. They waaaaaaanted it now. They tried to justify the cost. It was important. It was educational..

Higher Education: The Next Bubble To Burst?

By P.D. Lesko The new E-Zine content went up and there are a couple of pieces that deal directly with the question of whether higher education will be the next "bubble" to burst. In "A College Education of Diminishing Returns," the writer, Eric Fry, examines...

Adjuncts United: A New National Adjunct Union. (Coming Soon?)

By P.D. Lesko Keith Hoeller and I have known each other for many years. Like me, Keith advocates for part-time faculty. In my case, I do it nationally. Keith has.

Jealousy (Maybe Just A Little)

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.

Getting Connected, Staying In Touch and Dodging Booby Traps

By P.D. Lesko Last week, we launched our Facebook page and linked all of our Nation Blogs to Twitter. Whew! It's fun to watch the number of people who "like" the AdjunctNation.com Facebook page grow. In the first week, 114 people found us and enjoyed...

Why Can't College Faculty Follow Simple Directions?

The email invitation to blog for AdjunctNation.com went out to about 1,000 part-time faculty registered on the site. The replies came back, some within minutes. The application instructions were exact..

Why Can’t College Faculty Follow Simple Directions?

Women Are Taking Over the World. Really.

I couldn't resist putting two and two together. The Washington Post has a piece today about the fact that more women than men snagged Ph.Ds during the 2008-2009 academic year. Then, the Post readership is discussing the oh-so-pressing topic: Why are women surpassing men academically? Since...

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