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		November/December 2004 Read about part-time and temporary faculty in Australia, Scotland, Canada, Malaysia, Italy and Japan If you're looking for a new computer, don't close the deal until you've looked over our list of discounts available to adjuncts. Interested in teaching abroad? Check out our new resource list! Perhaps it's just easier to be smart nowadays, or maybe profs. lack moral fortitude. An essay on grade inflation. and more...

		September/October 2004 Today, over 80 percent of colleges and universities in the U.S. offer some kind of distance learning courses. Are you ready to go from bricks to clicks? Adjunct faculty on-line course developers often sign away all rights to their work. Before you do, read our tips and suggestions. Is your distance education course boring? Author and e-learning expert Michael Allen explains how to tell, and how to transform your course from dull to dazzling. and more...

		July/August 2004 The Chronicle of Higher Education is losing subscribers and revenue. Is this a sign of rough waters ahead? Our reviewer looks at three handbooks for adjunct faculty and picks the best of the bunch. A well-written syllabus can land you a better job. We've put together a list of tips for writing stronger syllabi. and more...

		May/June 2004 Between 2001-2003, the state of California deposited $114 million dollars into a Part-Time Faculty Equity Fund. Now, the state Chancellor’s Office can’t account for $25 million dollars of the money. The education unions side-by-side. Which union is best for your group? Do you know Ed? Our reviewer looks at the Department of Education Web site, ED,and likes what he sees. He thinks you will, as well. and more...

		March/April 2004 Last year, contingent faculty won some of academia's most coveted fellowships and prizes. We profile winners of six prestigious awards Crossing over: What gets adjuncts onto the tenure-track? Our writer poses the question to several ex-part-timers who've recently made the leap Looking for a grant? We've put together a list of the Web's best grantwriting resources La Vida Ecuadoriana: Teaching English in Ecuador and more...

		January/February 2004 Like a camel passing Houdini-like through the eye of a needle, one might enter the academy by another route. Why not consider a job in administration? Are you ready to take your course on-line? Essayist Domini Hedderman writes about a typical day in the Assroom. and more...