The following are key sites of interest
to adjunct and part-time faculty in higher education.
Adjunct
Solutions
A site dedicated to helping adjunct faculty in colleges and universities.
Offers publications and coaching services to help adjunct faculty build
successful teaching careers in today's higher education economy.
AdjunctNation.com
The on-line site for the bi-monthly magazine Adjunct Advocate.
Also offers a variety of resources from searchable job banks
to event listing to message boards and more all for adjunct faculty.
One-time, free registration required for access to job bank and
full text archives of the magazine.
Adjunctopia
Matches an academic institution with qualified candidates for adjunct
teaching positions, and provides a system for higher education
institutions to find, communicate with, train, and evaluate their
entire adjunct faculty. Provides career management resources
such as job opportunities, e-learning tools, and industry-specific
resources for adjuncts.
American Association for Higher
Education (AAHE)
An organization made up of faculty, administrators, students, policymakers
and leaders who are committed to the improvement of higher education
in a changing world. They are involved with civic engagement, faculty
development, assessment and quality. Publishes CHANGE magazine.
American Association of Colleges
for Teacher Education (AACTE)
AACTE is a national, voluntary association of colleges and universities
with undergraduate or graduate programs that prepare professional educators.
American Association of Community
Colleges
Serves two-year, technical and vocational institutions worldwide. Web
site includes a job bank, a CC map and finder, information on trends
and statistics in CCs, legislative resources (notices of relevant public
laws, reports on testimony, legislative updates), workshop information,
and more.
American Association of University
Professors (AAUP)
The AAUP works towards advancing academic freedom and shared governance. Provides
information on faculty organizing and lobbying, legal issues facing faculty,
and issues of governance, collective bargaining, tenure, and others. See also
their informational and resource page on Part-Time
and Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Appointments.
American Council on Education
ACE is a national higher education association that provides a forum for the
discussion of major issues related to higher education.
Higher Education Resource
Hub
A comprehensive collection of information resources in the field of
higher education. Primarily contains links to other resources, including
listings of college/university Web sites, higher ed research centers,
and job sites.
Invisible Adjunct
A continuing blog (i.e. an on-line serial journal) about adjuncts.
Post your thoughts and read others commentary. Includes remarks
from a variety of sources as well as a range of separate "conversations" on
such topics as Adjunct
as Entrepreneur?, Adjunct
Unionization, An
Adjunct's Commitment to Adjunctification, "Tough
Love for Invisibles", Where
the Adjuncts Have Equal Status, and Why
Do People Teach as Adjuncts?.
National Education
Association (NEA): Higher Education
This site provides a wealth of reports and resources on higher education,
including articles on controversial "hot" issues, salary
reports, briefs on current research and trends in higher education,
PowerPoint presentations, and scholarship resources.
National Council
for Higher Education (NCHE)
NCHE supports NEA efforts and serves as a voice for NEA issues an concerns
related to academic justice and excellence in higher education arenas.
National Council For the Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE)
NCATE is a national organization that provides a process of professional
accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education.
Society for Teaching
and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)
Association of academics interested in the improvement of teaching
and learning in higher education. Sponsors an annual conference, a
series of workshops, an electronic bulletin board and the 3M Teaching
Fellowships. The Society also publishes a bi-annual newsletter, Teaching
and Learning in Higher Education.
The Technology Source
A peer-reviewed bimonthly periodical published by the Michigan Virtual
University that provides thoughtful, illuminating articles that will
assist educators as they face the challenge of integrating information
technology tools into teaching and into managing educational organizations.
Sections includes Tools, Faculty and Staff Development, Assessment,
Case Studies. Full text articles available.
U.S. Department of Education
Sections on Higher Education, Planning & Paying, Teacher Education,
Innovation & Support, International Education.