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adjunct professors

Class identity is different for black professionals

June 6, 2014 by Betsy Leondar-Wright Leave a Comment

Why would someone not identify as middle class? Many high-income African American professional homeowners respond to pollsters who ask for class self-identification by not choosing “middle class” or “upper class,” the identities usually chosen by their white counterparts. Why? University of Maryland professor Rashawn Ray explained some reasons in his plenary talk today at the […]

Filed Under: Race and Class Tagged With: adjunct professors, African Americans, middle class, race and class, racism

How working at a community college is like working retail

October 6, 2011 by Julie Withers 6 Comments

Expectations are a pain in the ass. There’s an old saying, “plant an expectation, reap a disappointment.” Yep I did it, planted and am now disappointed. I teach Sociology at a rural community college; I love teaching, but I don’t love that adjunct teachers like me are temporary, at-will employees. Who knew that the working […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education Tagged With: adjunct professors, low-wage jobs

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