Don’t Be Kind to Adjuncts

by E Wayne Ross on October 20, 2008

The Chronicle: Don’t Be Kind to Adjuncts

By STEVE STREET

This year, don’t be kind to adjuncts. Don’t be kind to the 68 percent of appointments in higher education that are now off the tenure track, to the 46 percent of faculty members nationwide who serve part time. Don’t be kind unless you can also put equity for us — proportional pay, benefits, security, and opportunities for professional development and advancement — front and center in department meetings, faculty senates, budget allocations, and even mission statements. Factor equity into your visionary fiveand 10-year plans. If even presidential tickets have begun to reflect the actual population, can academics continue to avoid the realities of ours?

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