Adjunct Faculty contribute a considerable amount in terms of content, context & critical analsyis & thinking – and yet…
And yet, adjunct faculty – those who provide services in higher.ed are not valued members of the academic community.
Rather, adjunct faculty are under-paid, not considered valuable by their full-time counter-parts and have little to no job security.
Retirement, holidays, benefits – all off the table.
Appreciation – perhaps, however, students only. Colleagues & admin need not comment & rarely do.