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ADJUNCTS, English law. Additional judges appointed to determine causes in the High Court of Delegates, when the former judges cannot decide in consequence of disagreement, or because one of the law judges of the court was not one of the majority. Shelf. on Lun. 310.

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Her research shows that adjuncts, on average, earn just under $3,000 per course.

PAYING UP: Institutions increase adjunct faculty pay while making them feel valued on campus

Adjuncts say that opposition contradicts the colleges affiliation with the United Church of Christ, which is guided by "core values of open engagement and social justice.

Adjuncts: 'We are underpaid' Unionize: Dean says request can't be filed for six months

Some adjuncts may treasure the challenge and reward of turning students on to accounting, while others may be disappointed and quickly conclude the experience is not as rewarding as expected.

Adjunct teaching opportunities for CPAs: a part-time path for those considering a move to academia

In addition to low pay, adjuncts have limited job security, since their contracts may only extend the length of one semester.

Non-tenure-track faculty moving to front of hiring line

The chair of the accounting department usually schedules classes and hires adjuncts for accounting courses.

Want to teach college? Become an adjunct!

While the issue of reliance on low-paid adjuncts to deliver increasingly expensive college-level instruction has made national news, the Arkansas Department of Higher Education doesn't keep statistics on how many adjuncts each school employs or how much they are paid.

Adjuncts' low pay a savings for colleges

But adjuncts do not necessarily want to be involved in additional requirements that are not related to teaching.

Weaving adjunct faculty into the 21st century community college

Fittingly, it is the Service Employees International Union, whose ranks include janitors, maids, fast-food workers and others at the payroll bottom, that is currently attempting to organize adjuncts into a collective power to gain economic equity.

Adjuncts deserve more than table crumbs

Higher education institutions can search for all types of adjuncts by region, field or discipline, degree, degree-granting institution, availability, certifications, salary requirements and pedagogy.

Adjunct Walkout Day 2015: Are All Adjuncts Treated Unfairly?

The Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers (USW) is delighted by the unanimous decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to deny Duquesne University s appeal opposing the adjunct faculty s right to organize a union.

United States : United Steelworkers Win NLRB Appeal at Duquesne

As a result, some adjuncts may enter the profession underprepared for their assignment.

Adjunct faculty in developmental education: best practices, challenges, and recommendations

Some adjuncts teach according to a semester-by-semester contract; some have their primary employment responsibilities tied to another employer; and some string multiple adjunct or temporary positions together to provide full-time teaching employment (Louziotis, 2000; Peters & Boylston, 2006).