Presentation Title
Presentation Type
Brown Bag Lunch Discussion (Facilitated during Thursday or Friday lunch and is centered on one key topic)
Abstract
Department chairs are under increasing pressure from administration to replace departing full-time professors with adjuncts. The chair is faced with a challenging environment that includes navigating personalities, workloads, student perception, varied commitment levels, and meeting accreditation standards. Strategies are discussed as participants share ideas to navigate this complicated issue.
Keywords
adjuncts, workloads, hiring, accreditation, retention
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Knox, Jeff; Rabun, Julie; and Hawkins, Kim (2018). "The New Normal, Adjuncts and Part-Time Instructors," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2018/colleagues/4
Additional Files
Jeff Knox curriculum vitae.docx (65 kB)Jeff Knox Curriculum Vitae
RabunCV.pdf (119 kB)
Julie Rabun Curriculum Vitae
Kim Hawkins Vita2016.docx (20 kB)
The New Normal, Adjuncts and Part-Time Instructors
Department chairs are under increasing pressure from administration to replace departing full-time professors with adjuncts. The chair is faced with a challenging environment that includes navigating personalities, workloads, student perception, varied commitment levels, and meeting accreditation standards. Strategies are discussed as participants share ideas to navigate this complicated issue.
