Academic Avenger

Saving academia one time at a time.

[Academic Avenger @acavenger]

Academic Avenger No. 12: Florida Man Wants Faculty Job Applicants Bid for Lowest Pay
https://t.co/036P1qBx8n

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The bunnies come home to roost. Mount St. Mary's president drops out in his sophomore year. #retentionfail https://t.co/qqZLUkkmp7

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

Breaking: Simon Newman has resigned as president of Mount St. Mary's: https://t.co/EleIWVNtBp

[PrecariCorps @PrecariCorps]

What's next?

"Well, we have one professor willing to teach this survey course for $1500. Can you do $1250?" https://t.co/Cnr21OjdjR

[Academic Avenger @acavenger]

@AndrewR_Physics @pankisseskafka Given how bad the idea is, I'm surprised nobody in higher ed came up with it sooner.

[Academic Avenger @acavenger]

Academic Avenger No. 12: Florida Man https://t.co/036P1qBx8n Also check out @pankisseskafka's take on salary bids at https://t.co/t589npT2Ir

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Academic Avenger No. 11: Hello Wisconsin! http://t.co/laRtzslZJP The attack on public higher ed in Wisconsin & the sad truth about #tenure.

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@AcaAvengerCMS You're like a brother from another mother.

[Beaker Ben @Beaker_Ben]

Before you run your university like a business, remember that most businesses fail.

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How many #adjuncts have to rely on public assistance? [SPOILER ALERT: too many!] http://t.co/f0iD88T8im

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Tell students if you're an adjunct, says @carmenmmachado – lest they end up becoming an #adjunct themselves. http://t.co/3YuCgXfUaK

[Academic Avenger @acavenger]

"A Student-Debt Revolt Begins." @vauhinivara on the #Corinthian15's refusal to pay back loans for failed colleges. http://t.co/COhus4TVs5

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Why @chroniclevitae's public pillorying of students needs to go the way of the dodo, by @Jessifer. #LoveDontHate
http://t.co/hCG1NkaIcJ

[Hailey Mac Arthur @macarthurhailey]

“Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions.” —@MariaMaistoNFM #NAWD

[Asim Ali Ⓥ @asimtomatic]

The more I look at university data, the more it seems the problem isn't lost revenue; it's a lost mission. #NAWD http://t.co/NM39rr6nWU

[Fast Food Forward @FastFoodForward]

Today is National Adjunct Day. Support low paid educators in poor working conditions! http://t.co/fsmKcX2lm7

[Sam 🏳️‍🌈 @celloshots]

Well, students gasped when they heard my adjunct pay, so that seems to have made an impact! And one is reconsidering grad school. #NAWD

[rabble.ca @rabbleca]

"#Adjuncts need to get not only more visible, but more vocal. We need to feel our power." http://t.co/MAd2ajH5iq #NAWD

[Ted James @tedjames]

The exploitation of contingent faculty is an epidemic in higher education that must be reversed. http://t.co/LHZ3zQyeXC #NAWD #Solidarity

[Andrea A. Lunsford @LunsfordHandbks]

Adjuncts teach over 50% of students and deserve a living wage, benefits, and offices! Natl Adjunct Walkout Day #NAWD is long overdue!

[National Adjunct @NationalAdjunct]

Tuition Is Up, So Why Are College Profs on Welfare? Joseph Williams on #NAWD http://t.co/H0w3vMSSkz via @TakePart #adjunctwalkout