>I Told Them So
>I’m trying to leave Oxymoron University behind for good. But I can’t seem to wash my hands of them entirely, because OU people keep contacting me. When I left Oxymoron University, I suggested that...
View Article>A former adjunct reflects on why he quit
>Oh, this post of Jeason Heath’s says it well–music adjuncts have to teach any college student with a pulse if they want to make a living. He asks if this is ethical. Read this one, too, to see how...
View Article>My former students deserve better
>I just heard from a former Oxymoron student. The kazoo students are very, very unhappy about studying with Glamour Kazooist. I wrote about Glamour Kazooist a few months ago. She’s nuts. The...
View Article>Thoughts while ill
>I just realized that this didn’t get posted last month. So here goes. Yes, I’ve been horribly ill. I’ll have to make up a few missed lessons and scramble to make up materials with my classes. I’ll...
View Article>Some administrators should be flogged
>Contingent employment may be the wave of the academic future, but it’s a grim future indeed.Posted in adjunct hell
View Article>Is he kidding?
>My previous employer just blogged about the need for a “health care solution that will enable a healthier place for all of God’s children.” Longtime readers of this blog will get the irony: While I...
View Article>Adjuncting around the blogosphere
>Longtime readers of this blog will know that I spent seven years as an adjunct. This is not at all uncommon in my field, where tenure-track jobs are incredibly rare. (I can count this last year’s...
View Article>Don’t like it? Simple. Just quit.
>It’s not that simple. To the “if you don’t like being exploited, just quit adjuncting” folks out there, I’d like to ask the following: In the 2+ years it would take to train for a new profession,...
View ArticleThey’ve got to be kidding.
Remember Oxymoron University? You know, the place where I worked as an adjunct for 5 years without health insurance? The place I’m still waiting to miss? Yeah, that school. Well, my parents and I are...
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