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• At College of the Canyons, is the full-time faculty union interested in the school's adjuncts or their money?
• The American Federation of Teachers adopts standards for part-time faculty treatment
• Storyboarding can help distance educators design and outline their course content more effectively
• Looking for higher ed. news? We've got some great resources for you
• An argument against the adjunct as entrepreneur model
• and more...

FEATURES

COVER STORY
The 380 adjunct faculty at California’s College of the Canyons woke up one morning and found themselves enrolled in the full-time faculty union. Problem is, nobody asked the part-timers if they wanted to belong to COCFA. Turns out they don’t.

INTERVIEW
Adjunct ESL professor Dave Sperling never expected to become an Internet entrepreneur. Four short years after he founded his Internet Cafe, the site hosts 1,000,000 visitors each month, and serves up more than just the usual job listings.

NEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SHOPTALK
The American Federation of Teachers comes out with new Standards.

GOING THE DISTANCE
Storyboards aren’t just for film directors. Distance education faculty can use them, as well.

DESK DRAWER

• Adjunct Ken Hardy Dies Ken Hardy filed a lawsuit against his college on the grounds that his firing violated his First Amendment rights. He won, but his untimely death means the college will not be forced to pay damages.

REVIEWS

FOURTH ESTATE
Looking for coverage of higher education news? You don’t have to be a news junkie to appreciate the mainstream media resources available both in print and on-line.

OPINION

FIRST PERSON
The idea of the adjunct-entrepreneur is based in selfishness. Adjuncts should fight for better pay and benefits for one and all.

A LITTLE RAILLERY
You've been given your first assignment team teaching--but you have no time to actually teach the darn thing. What to do?

LAST WORD
Where have all the scholarly book buyers gone? BIG SIGH. Ask me.