PhD: Professor of Desperation

Mind-boggling article on what it is to be adjunct faculty. The opening paragraph says it all:

Bad pay, zero job security, no benefits, endless commutes. Is this any way to treat PhDs responsible for teaching a generation of college students?

The implied message for newly-minted PhDs? You’re no better than a temp worker.

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