Search Results for “adjunct”

April 5, 2023

CUNY alum/adjunct wins top writing award

Sidik Fofana, a CUNY alumnus and adjunct faculty member whose first book of short stories, “Stories from the Tenants Downstairs,” was published to acclaim…

July 8, 2022

Colleges: It’s time to upgrade the adjuncts

By Darren Johnson Campus News There have been some articles of late about The Great Resignation affecting full-time faculty members, and a very popular…

May 30, 2022

THE ADJUNCT COLUMN: The Cars We Drive, the Miles We Carry

By Darren Johnson Campus News OK, I’ll be honest. One of the main places where I test drive ideas for this column is an…

December 15, 2021

The rise (and fall) of the super-adjunct

By Darren Johnson Campus News The typical full-time professor may earn $50,000 to $100,000 a year, give or take, and teach a spring and…

December 3, 2021

Adjunct instructors and ‘the Great Resignation’

By Darren Johnson Campus News I belong to a few adjunct gripe groups on Facebook, and every now and then someone will come on…

September 10, 2021

Should in-person adjunct instructors get hazard pay?

By Darren Johnson Campus News I’ve been adjunct teaching as a side gig most of my adult life, usually a course or two a…

November 27, 2019

CUNY chancellor applauds new contract; adjuncts to get 71% bump

The Professional Staff Congress today announced that its membership voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratification of the agreement for a new contract with The…

October 27, 2019

CUNY adjuncts to get $5500 per course

The Professional Staff Congress and The City University of New York have reached an historic agreement for the almost 30,000 full- and part-time faculty…

March 29, 2019

New Book! ‘Prof. Mule’ is a love and crime story that takes on the plight of the adjunct

“Prof. Mule” is a scintillating new novel both literary and fantastic, a hybrid of crime and college fiction, by award-winning writer Darren Johnson. Learn…

September 18, 2017

On becoming an adjunct

By Jonathan Lopes Campus News Becoming a professor was a wish list item versus a bucket list item. I see bucket list more as…

May 23, 2024

Students create urban farm at LaGuardia CC

Sustainable Urban Agriculture students at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY have begun cultivation of the new LaGuardia Urban Farm and Research Laboratory on campus. On May…

February 6, 2024

Here’s a podcast about newspapers and journalism

The Weekly Newspaper Podcast has a unique perspective on local journalism, hosted by Campus News publisher Darren Johnson who is both a college newspaper…

October 27, 2023

Grades — do we really need them?

By Adashima Oyo and Silvia Rivera Alfaro Special to Campus News In our years of teaching undergraduate students at City University of New York…

September 19, 2023

SUNY Ulster to honor four accomplished alumni

Four accomplished alumni will be recognized by SUNY Ulster in its 2023 Alumni Hall of Fame Ceremony on Wednesday, September 27 at 3 p.m….

August 8, 2023

Queensborough names new VP of Finance

Queensborough Community College President Dr. Christine Mangino announced the appointment of Dr. Gissette Forte as the Vice President for Finance and Administration. She succeeds…