In between these actual posts about writing and adjuncts, the subject is always simmering in the back of my mind. What is the relationship? What should the…
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By Kat Kiefer-Newman There's a funny line from the film "Pulp Fiction," when Esmeralda asks Butch what his name means. He answers, "I'm American, Honey, our names…
As we've seen in previous posts, many adjuncts write. They write well, prolifically, and usefully; they win awards for their writing. Some publish scholarship in their field;…
This week we're shifting focus a bit. Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Moravian is a small and selective liberal…
By Jenny Ortiz There is no doubt that Freeway Flyers are good at multi-tasking, but I've found that when I'm in the middle of the semester I…
I received a brief and surprising email today. The first surprise was that the email arrived at all. You see, I'd emailed Elizabeth Strout, whose complex and…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Here we are. It’s a new year, and we’re returning to classes, after orientation meetings and hopefully contract signings. I have an orientation tonight…
As I noted last week, many schools don't have a strong sense that adjuncts write. (Okay, that's putting it mildly…) As a result, they don't provide much…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Halloween. This really doesn't matter much in the college classroom, I know; except when it does (like if class falls on Halloween, or the…
By Rich Russell Honestly, I don't remember my teachers in high school or college (as an undergraduate) using rubrics, and so if they did, I certainly never…
