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- Saying Farewell to David Graeber, Occupy Wall Street Activist, Anthropologist, Author
- How American Universities Have Destroyed Scholarship in the U.S.
- There Is No Such Thing As An Adjunct Professor
- Should Everything Be Corporatized? “Family Values” Re-Imagined.
- Why Do We Accept Labor Abuse? On Learned Helplessness, and the Viet Cong
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How American Universities Have Destroyed Scholarship in the U.S.
Put simply, universities traditionally have pursued a three-prong mission: 1) to provide excellent educational opportunities, 2) to support scholarly research and study, and 3) to encourage both professional and community service. There has been a lot written recently about how … Continue reading
There Is No Such Thing As An Adjunct Professor
Nearly three years have passed since I announced my departure from academic “adjunct” employment, listing my plans for reconstructing my life once I was no longer living the life of a precariously-employed scholar. I’ve been silent here more than I … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Exiting the Edu-Factory, Leaving academia, The Breakdown of the American University System, Workplace Mental Health
Tagged #'JunctRebellion, #Anxiety, #Depression, #HomelessAdjunct, #LaborAbuse, #Mentalstress, #PTSD, #WorkandMentalStress, #WorkplaceStree, adjunct, College, University
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Why Do We Accept Labor Abuse? On Learned Helplessness, and the Viet Cong
I come from an abusive and dysfunctional family. For the first seven years of my life, my parents abandoned me to the care of my grandparents and a great aunt, and pretty much anyone else who would feel obligated or … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Exiting the Edu-Factory, Leaving academia, The Breakdown of the American University System
Tagged 'Junct: The Trashing of Higher Ed. in America, Academia, adjunct, colonization, contingent, Corporatism, Corporatized Universities, Debra Leigh Scott, emotional abuse, Higher Education, Labor abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, The Homeless Adjunct, University
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The Stupid Slut (Finally) Walks Away
A few days ago, an article in The Guardian by Alastair Gee, hit the internet. In it, the stories of adjunct faculty in desperate poverty are told, once again. Year after year after year, the situation in American academia … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Alt-Ac, Exiting the Edu-Factory, Leaving academia, Social and Economic Inequality, The Breakdown of the American University System
Tagged Academia, Adjunct Activism, Alt-Ac, contingency, Contingent faculty, contingent labor, Debra Leigh Scott, Junct Rebellion, Leaving academia, Stupid Slut, Stupid Slut (Finally) Walks Away, The Homeless Adjunct
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Exit the Edu-Factory – a Call for Manuscripts
This is a call for writers who might like to join the conversations around the issue of exodus of the corporatized university. Exit the Edu-Factory: Essays on Refusal, Rebellion & Rebirth is an anthology of essays discussing the ways in … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, The Breakdown of the American University System
Tagged Adjunct Activism, American universities, Call for Manuscripts, Corporatized Universities, Essays, Exit the Edu-factory, Faculty Labor Exploitation, Publication, Revolt in Academia, Student uprisings, Students, universities
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Why Professional Development Matters, a guest blog by Lydia Snow
From Founder of ‘Junct Rebellion and “The Homeless Adjunct” blog, Debra Leigh Scott: “As many of you know, “The Homeless Adjunct” is the blog of ‘Junct Rebellion, which is an organization founded to raise awareness of the many ways in … Continue reading
Posted in The Breakdown of the American University System
Tagged 'Junct: The Trashing of Higher Ed. in America, academic conferences, Academic instruction, academic professional development, adjunct, Adjunct Activism, Adjunct Faculty, contingency, contingency in academia, corporatization of universities, labor abuse in academia, Lydia Snow, professional development, The Homeless Adjunct, universities, University
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Call to Adjunct Walk-Out Activists — Help Us Shoot the National Event for Our Documentary
Hi everyone! This is a call to all the adjunct activists who are planning to be involved in the nationwide walk-out on Wednesday, February 25, and in other demonstrations for the rights of educators and students that are taking place … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Social and Economic Inequality, The Breakdown of the American University System
Tagged 'Junct: The Trashing of Higher Ed. in America, Academia, Adjunct Activism, Adjunct Labor Exploitation, Adjunct Walkout Day, Chris M. LaBree, College, College Faculty, college students, Debra Leigh Scott, faculty, Faculty Labor Exploitation, Junct Rebellion, Labor Rights, Students, University, Workers' Rights
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Law and the Labor-Abused
These pages have discussed many aspects and problems of what has happened to America’s scholarly class, and how the casualization of the profession of the academic has ruinous repercussions throughout not only higher education in the U.S., but through American … Continue reading
Posted in Social and Economic Inequality, The Breakdown of the American University System
Tagged 'Junct: The Trashing of Higher Ed. in America, Adjunct Faculty, adjuncts, College, corporatized higher education, Daylin Leach, documentary, education, Faculty Labor Abuse, higher ed documentaries, Higher Education, Junct, Junct Rebellion, Labor abuse, labor laws, law, laws and labor abuse, PA legislature, pro-corporate legislators, pro-worker legislation, progressive voters, University, voting
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How The American University was Killed, in Five Easy Steps
A few years back, Paul E. Lingenfelter began his report on the defunding of public education by saying, “In 1920 H.G. Wells wrote, ‘History is becoming more and more a race between education and catastrophe.’ I think he got it … Continue reading
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