Strategies, Supplies, & Services for
Part-time Faculty

-- Academic360.com
"Academic360.com is a meta-collection of Internet resources that have been gathered for the academic job hunter. It includes links to faculty, staff, and administrative announcements and is not restricted to teaching positions."

-- Academic Employment Network
"Academic Employment Network (AEN) lists available positions in colleges, primary and secondary educational institutions for faculty, staff, and administrative professionals. Here is your immediate, economical vehicle for reaching qualified educators throughout the world."

-- Adjuncts, Students, and E-mail, by Jill Carroll

-- All for One, and One for All, by Phyllis Eckler (pdf)

-- Avoiding Adjunct Burnout, by Jill Carroll

-- Back to School When You Never Left, by Jill Carroll

-- Being a Professional in an Unprofessional Climate, by Jill Carroll

-- Don't Go the Extra Mile, Except . . ., by Jill Carroll

-- For Adjuncts, Summer Is the Lean Season, by Jill Carroll

-- For Adjuncts, Time Really Is Money, by Jill Carroll

-- Getting Good Teaching Evaluations Without Stand-up Comedy, by Jill Carroll

-- Getting Started as an Adjunct, by Jill Carroll

-- HigherEdJobs.com
"HigherEdJobs.com has one of the largest job databases focused exclusively on college and university positions."

-- How to Be Cool with the Competition, by Jill Carroll

-- How to Be One of the Gang When You're Not, by Jill Carroll

-- How to Hold Office Hours Without an Office, by Jill Carroll

-- Job-Hunting Tips (AdjunctNation.com)

-- JobList (AdjunctNation.com)

-- Negotiating Perks: Getting More of What You Want, by Jill Carroll

-- Surviving as an Adjunct, by Jill Carroll

-- Up a Creek Without Insurance, by Jill Carroll

ISSUES & ARTICLES

AAUP Background Facts: Part-time Faculty
(2000)

AAUP Guidelines for Good Practice: Part-time and Non-tenure-track Faculty

Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet
Part-Time and Adjunct Faculty
(last updated Jan. 2002)
This CRIB sheet lists resources that address: 1) trends in contracts, numbers, or conditions of part-time faculty; 2) issues such as quality teaching, advising, and governance; and 3) the impact of this growing category of employee on commitment, learning, and the community.

"Liberal Education and Social Responsibility,"
by Jane Buck, AAUP President (June 2003)

"Marching Toward Equity: Curbing the Exploitation and Overuse of Part-time and Non-tenured Faculty,"
October 2001 pdf file
This report examines the continuing national trend toward part-time/adjunct and other non-tenure track faculty. The report highlights successes that AFT state federations and locals have had in curbing this trend in their states and locals, and it provides direction for addressing this issue both politically and contractually.  (American Federation of Teachers)

"The New Academic Labor System, Corporatization
and the Renewal of Academic Citizenship,"
by Richard Moser (June 12, 2001)  (AAUP)

"The Role of Adjunct Faculty in Higher Education,"
by William G. Wickun and Rock E. Stanley

"Standards of Good Practice in the Employment of Part-Time/Adjunct Faculty: A Blueprint for Raising Standards and Ensuring Financial and Professional Equity," July 2002 pdf
AFT’s quality standards for the employment of part-time/adjunct faculty in colleges and universities note the continuing national trend toward the overuse and exploitation of part-time/adjunct faculty in higher education. The report outlines a coordinated program to improve the financial and professional circumstances of part-time/adjunct faculty.  (American Federation of Teachers)

"State Legislation Affecting Part-time Faculty: A Report from the AAUP Committee on Government Relations" (June 2001)

"Use of Part-Time Faculty in Higher Education: Numbers and Impact," by Ross Miller for AAC&U (Sep. 2001)

ORGANIZATIONS

American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

American Federation of Teachers: Higher Education (AFT)

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