Dr. Jill Carroll of Houston, Texas takes an entrepreneurial approach to adjunct teaching. I highly recommend her self-published "How to Survive as an Adjunct Lecturer" for a different perspective. It is available at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I interviewed Dr. Carroll this fall and found her enthusiasm and perspective to be quite contagious.
Basically she adopts the entrepreneurial perspective from the business world in which adjuncts assume responsibility for managing their "business" in a fashion that provides personal freedom and financial stability. Of course, she teaches 12 courses a year for three or more institutions to make it work. She boasts of an annual income in the $50,000's with no committee assignments. I think she may be on to something. Peter A. Kindle 4722 Silverlake Dr. Sugar Land, TX 77479 281-565-1134 832-541-9469 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen W Tuholski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:46 AM Subject: Re: Adjuncts - Working for Peanuts! > I am not sure how to react... here, "adjunct" faculty only teach... no > research, no service. I certainly do not think that people who only teach > classes should receive the same pay as someone in a tenure-track position > (which includes far more responsibilities). And, just for the record, a > starting Asst. Prof. may make only a little better than "peanuts"... maybe > cashews. > > > > > > > At 06:10 AM 10/31/01 -0800, you wrote: > >Dear Colleagues, > > > >A recent article appeared in the main section of the > >Orange County Register titled "Part-time college > >teachers use peanuts to protest pay." > > > >The article reads in part..."In Columbus, part-time > >professors drew attention to their pay by handing out > >bags of peanuts to state lawmakers. What do elephants > >and part-time faculty have in common - both work for > >peanuts." > > > >Since I am a part-time faculty myself this article hit > >me right at home! I thought I would share this with > >all of you and perhaps get some discussion about this > >started. > > > >Regards, > >Payam Heidary, M.A. > > > >P.S. By the way does anyone want a bag of peanuts! > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > >http://personals.yahoo.com > > > >--- > >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > **************************************************************** > Stephen W. Tuholski Ph.D. > Asst. Professor > Dept. of Psychology > Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville > Edwardsville IL 62026 > Phone: 618 650 5391 > Fax: 618 650 5087 > http://www.siue.edu/~stuhols > > "Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so." > - Bertrand Russell > *************************************************************** > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
