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Previous "The Adjunct Track" ColumnsCareer advice for part-time instructors The Adjunct Track
Don't let academe's apologists use the recession as an excuse for failing to
reform the faculty labor system.
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A tenured professor accepts a part-time teaching gig and becomes just
another hired hand.
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An adjunct faculty member who gave up a tenured job for family reasons comes
to grips with her new role.
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When will we realize it's time to take advantage of the economic turmoil and
restructure the faculty labor system?
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The predictable reaction to recent studies about part-time instructors is as
insightful as the data.
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Teaching part time sometimes makes a Ph.D. feel like a failure, but it also
allows her life as a parent to work.
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Why adjunct faculty members don't feel like part of the academic division.
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Some would say this adjunct's career has yet to begin while others, not as kindly, would say it is long over.
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How can 500,000 adjuncts without job security or tenure be said to truly possess academic freedom?
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A part-time instructor explains why he enjoys adjunct teaching, despite its uncertainty, static pay scale, and lack of benefits.
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The lack of raises for part-time faculty members explains how adjunct salaries got so low in the first place, and why they stay so low.
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It's not too much to ask, says a part-time instructor, that she be treated as if she belonged on the campus.
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So maybe the official memorandum didn't exactly read like this one. But it might as well have.
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A Ph.D. who toiled in low-paid academic jobs for four years says he would rather be called a fool than a pawn.
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Teaching here, writes a lecturer, is like being in a bad marriage that looks good to outsiders.
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An advocate for adjunct rights argues that colleges routinely deny part-timers their rightful unemployment benefits.
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Good teachers are hard to find -- and continuing-education programs will pay for them.
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An adjunct union activist thinks that part-time faculty members need to have their own bargaining units, apart from the full-timers.
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As the adjunct union movement grows, more and more non-tenure-track faculty members will face the question of whether to join.
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After 16 years of splitting his time between two campuses, an adjunct decides he wouldn't have it any other way.
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It's easy to find excuses to avoid grading papers. Jill Carroll offers some tips on how to move things along.
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Developing a strategy for dealing with a bad boss may help you keep your job and your peace of mind.
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Can you construct and adjust your classroom persona for better results in the classroom?
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It's important to be accessible to students, but not too accessible.
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If you're an adjunct, you're not thinking about going back to school in the fall because you probably never left.
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Whether you teach full time or part time has little to do with how committed you are in the classroom.
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People who disparage the qualifications of adjuncts are operating under the faulty assumption that they weren't good enough to get a full-time job.
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Adjuncts should refrain from expressing their political views in class -- and not just because it could get them fired.
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That's one way to establish authority in the classroom. But Jill Carroll offers some less extreme options.
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Teachers are supposed to love working with students, no matter now snotty, rude, or lazy they are.
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No, it isn't fair that adjuncts are exploited, says Jill Carroll. But it's what you do besides complain that will make a difference.
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It's a challenge, says Jill Carroll, but adjuncts can find the time to write and do research.
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What are the rules for handling teaching assignments at multiple colleges? There are none, says Jill Carroll.
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When you put in extra effort as an adjunct, says Jill Carroll, make sure that it serves your interests, and not just the institution's.
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Jill Carroll offers a primer on how to get started teaching as an adjunct.
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Savvy adjuncts will begin to prepare right now to make next summer less financially lean.
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Resist academic nostalgia for the "good old days" when students hung out in faculty offices, says Jill Carroll, and use e-mail to interact with students.
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For adjuncts, the challenge of finding affordable health insurance can seem overwhelming. Jill Carroll spells out the options.
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Many adjuncts don't have the luxury of a summer off. Jill Carroll has some ideas for how to avoid burnout.
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Jill Carroll looks at how to save for your retirement on an adjunct's income.
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An adjunct's survival depends on good teaching evaluations. Here's how to get them without resorting to stand-up comedy.
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What perks and benefits can adjuncts hope to get, and how do they go about getting them?
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Jill Carroll looks at how to be cool with the competition.
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Jill Carroll offers advice on how to act like one of the gang, even when you're not.
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For adjuncts, that's not always a bad thing if it means you don't have to rely on a single employer, says Jill Carroll.
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