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How the Position of “Adjuncts” Reflects Institutional Priorities

Here I am, riding the edge of culture, as usual, and even more specifically here in Bloomington, Indiana, the edge of gigantic Indiana University culture.  The phenomenon of “adjunct” professors has long interested me. This is the university servant class, many (mostly) Ph.D.’s who haven’t landed a cushy full-time, (hopefully) tenured faculty position with benefits. […]