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…
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By Jenny Ortiz There isn't a training course for being a Freeway Flyer. When I began teaching at three colleges, I had to learn things the hard…
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. I was so excited to accept the position as an adjunct where I am currently teaching that I was honestly willing to teach any…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Yesterday was the California Shake-Out. This feels like a statewide acknowledgment that the world really will end in 2012 (the year that the Mayan…
By Helene Matheny I am not, nor have I ever been, a connoisseur of designer clothes, shoes, or handbags. I recently made a conscious effort to pare…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Have you ever been halfway through a lecture and thought: "Wait, didn't I cover this last week?" Maybe it's me, but sometimes the lectures…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman I was late. It almost never happens, but this semester I have an eight o'clock class and it's sometimes difficult to get ready and…
By Erik Hanson I am sometimes plagued by an irrational fear for my job. Perhaps an explanation through analogy is in order. I grew up on a…
I watched my youngest graduate from high school and, while I was extremely proud of her, it was a bittersweet moment for me. Proud, because of her…
There is often no such thing as the traditional summer off for adjunct instructors who are paid per class. Many adjuncts who need income during the summer…
