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Six Benefits to Working as an Adjunct
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One rarely hears the word “perks” or “advantages” applied to adjunct work — and with good reason. But despite the often deplorable working conditions of adjuncts, there can be moments of opportunity. In this
Not a Scarlet Letter: Talking with Students about Being an Adjunct
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If you’re an adjunct, I have a small but important task for you: Ask your students what “adjunct professor” means to them. You might hear something like,It means you don’t
A Lecturer's Almanac
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MARCH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The hall of the department is a 1960s-era Bunker, molded of concrete and rebar, with tall, narrow windows to repel even the most determined activist. I watch my feet as I
CFP: The Problem of Contingency in Higher Education
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Read the collection of articles published from this CFP. [http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/tag/contingency-cfp/] The case ofMargaret Mary Vojtko [http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/perspectives/death-of-an-adjunct-703773/] made much more public a