What happens when the Montana workforce is trained by transitory, inconsistent teaching? That may be part of the problem with adjunct professors who teach many introductory or beginning courses, but also may be inconsistent in how they teach or even what they teach. Read more.
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PART ONE: An increasing number of courses are taught by professors who have become part of a highly-trained yet low paid group of non-tenured track professionals called “adjuncts” who teach introductory and basic courses, but don’t have the same protections and benefits. To read more about that problem in Montana and beyond, pleaseclick here.
PART TWO: If “adjuncting” is difficult for White professors, than it’s even harder for women and people of color who not only face low wages and high expectations, but also are treated as second-class citizens in institutions where the majority of doctorates are granted to White men. Read more.
PART THREE: No office. No guarantees. And likely no benefits. That describes the working conditions of many adjunct faculty members who teach the next generation of Montana’s workforce as the university system becomes more reliant upon non-tenure, contract labor. Read more.
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