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The minimum qualification? "Bachelor, Master or Ph.D.", so a fresh master's grad qualifies to teach, but first they must present a full scholarly portfolio. The application is harder than getting hired.
#AcademicLife #HigherEd #AdjunctLife #AcademicJobsOnTheMarket #AcademicJobsOnTheSky
September 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
richienarvaez.bsky.social
In other news, I finally found my lecture notes from last fall, saving me considerable angst in rewriting them and giving my students from 27% fewer "ums." #adjunctlife
August 21, 2026 at 1:17 PM
riotbusstudios.bsky.social
My first Adjunct Gig back in CO and 3rd overall. It paid about $1100/credit hr. Much better butstill required another gig or 2 to afford Denver.

#adjunctlife
#highered
#contemporaryart
#tonertransfer
#printmaking
#contingenthobo
#watn
#fromgreatdepressiontogigeconomy
#greatdepression
Adjunct instructor as hobo, printed with toner transfer then painted over in oils.
August 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
riotbusstudios.bsky.social
Second #Adjunct gig was at first HBCU. It paid about $875/credit hour. Slight improvement, but still well below living wage.

#adjunctlife
#highered
#contemporaryart
#tonertransfer
#printmaking
#contingenthobo
#watn
#fromgreatdepressiontogigeconomy
#greatdepression
Adjunct instructor as hobo, printed using toner transfers the painted School colors in oil
August 2, 2026 at 1:08 AM
riotbusstudios.bsky.social
First Adjunct Gig was in South Jersey. It paid $375/credit hour, about a 3rd of the average. I was desperate to teach with no experience so I said yes...
#adjunctlife
#highered
#contemporaryart
#tonertransfer
#printmaking
#contingenthobo
#watn
#fromgreatdepressiontogigeconomy
#greatdepression
August 1, 2026 at 3:39 AM
elizabethdfrancis.bsky.social
Nearly every college in America does this with a huge percentage of its labor force. #adjunctlife
July 23, 2026 at 1:16 AM
riotbusstudios.bsky.social
Contingent Hobo. Adjunct instructors are the itinerant workers of Higher-Ed. Much like Uber drivers, and frankly, everyone in this economy. Are we approaching another economic crash? Where's the next New Deal?

#watn
#fromgreatdepressiontogigeconomy
#adjunctlife
#greatdepression
#contemporaryart
July 20, 2026 at 7:57 AM
richienarvaez.bsky.social
"Higher-Education Games of Pretend" by @cdiacono.bsky.social #adjunctlife
open.substack.com/pub/awpadjun...
Higher-Education Games of Pretend
The Adjunct Dispatches: Notes from the Margins of Higher Education
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July 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
riotbusstudios.bsky.social
Getting back to work on #WATN for submission.
Stay tuned for process vid.
#adjunctlife
#contingenthobo
#wherearetheynow
#greatdepressiontogigeconomy
#gigeconomy
#GreatDepression
Adjunct instructor as hobo walking along train tracks wearing different id badges from various schools demonstrating how gig economy compares to Great Depression Adjunct instructor as hobo walking along train tracks wearing different id badges from various schools demonstrating how gig economy compares to Great Depression Adjunct instructor as hobo walking along train tracks wearing different id badges from various schools demonstrating how gig economy compares to Great Depression Adjunct instructor as hobo walking along train tracks wearing different id badges from various schools demonstrating how gig economy compares to Great Depression
July 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
meganmcgibney.bsky.social
When I’m not writing and reporting, I’m an adjunct professor and this summer hasn’t been easy, especially with med bills 🫤 I started a GoFundMe to help make ends meet. Learn more about why things are tough now and why I need help. Thank you! #adjunctlife #helpsky

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Donate to Support an Adjunct Professor in Need, organized by Megan McGibney
I'm an adjunct professor, and have been for 10 years. Summers are usually tough be… Megan McGibney needs your support for Support an Adjunct Professor in Need
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June 17, 2026 at 9:39 PM
meganmcgibney.bsky.social
When I’m not writing and reporting, I’m an adjunct professor and this summer hasn’t been easy. I started a GoFundMe to help make ends meet. Learn more about why things are tough now and why I need help. Thank you! #adjunctlife

www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
Donate to Support an Adjunct Professor in Need, organized by Megan McGibney
I'm an adjunct professor, and have been for 10 years. Summers are usually tough be… Megan McGibney needs your support for Support an Adjunct Professor in Need
www.gofundme.com
June 16, 2026 at 5:34 AM
richienarvaez.bsky.social
Seriously considering not teaching creative writing at undergrad level anymore. So many students trying to sneak AI in, and that voice is infecting my brain. Quietly, persistently. Like a drill. #adjunctlife
May 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
skunkcabbages.bsky.social
Did me taxes, yr goblin bestie broke 40k last year with only 2 jobs, I'm Mon Valley Rich helll yeahhhhhhh #AdjunctLife
April 16, 2026 at 7:41 PM
alexkudera.bsky.social
#booksky
#fridayreads
#adjunctlife

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March 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
skunkcabbages.bsky.social
Where's my bottom quintile bros at?? #adjunctlife
bretdevereaux.bsky.social "Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · Mar 9
For 2024, the *household* income quintiles were
Top: 175k+
2nd: 105-175k
3rd: 65k-105k
4th: 34.5k-65k
Lowest: 0-34.5k

Obviously somewhat subjective to living area, but most upper-income folks have very little sense of where they sit.
sky.skymarchini.net Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · Mar 9
i make almost exactly 6 figures a year in north NJ and I have been told to my face that is "not a lot"
March 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
richienarvaez.bsky.social
Q: Why does AWP barely touch the crises in academia?
"70% of the academic workforce is now contingent labor."
—from Betty Tuch's excellent Lit Mag News #adjunctlife

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Q: Why does AWP barely touch the crises in academia?
"70% of the academic workforce is now contingent labor."
litmagnews.substack.com
February 22, 2026 at 10:52 AM
joshuadnd.bsky.social
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Ten infuriating songs about #Academia #AcademicLife #HigherED #AcademicStruggles #TenureTrack #AcademicBurnout #AdjunctLife
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January 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
mattstefonpoems.bsky.social
Only made $25 so far, and it’s alrredy Sunday. Monday will be here soon. Please help if you can—feeling a whole hell of a lot more vulnerable, both physically and financially, to start this term. #MutualAid #AdjunctLife #PleaseHelp 💕💸🙏
January 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
vpterson.bsky.social
Remember what Roxanne Gay said, few of us love teaching enough to teach a class for adjunct pay. #deathofhighered
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#Adjunctpay
What percent of undergrads are taught by adjuncts? More than 50 percent.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
careerxprt.bsky.social
🎉 Syllabus done.
✅ Canvas site published.
⏰13 days before first class.
😅 Whew! No fire drill for me.

#adjunctlife #teaching
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 AM
mattstefonpoems.bsky.social
Don’t know why I’m up thinking about and brainstorming my College Comp syllabus when I’d rather be thinking about and brainstorming poem or screenplay ideas OR shit I wanna eat and drink when I’m a bit better and put thr hospital further behind me, but OK, #whatever #adjunctlife
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
techsnacks.bsky.social
Adjunct professor by day.
Dissertation writer by night.
This is what academia will do to you in the final stretch — even Santa isn’t safe.
#AcademicHumor #DissertationLife #AdjunctLife
Four-panel comic set outdoors in winter. Two adults wearing coats, scarves, and gloves stand outside holding cups of coffee and talking. Panel 1: One character says, “I’m telling you, he keeps a list of people he likes and dislikes…” Panel 2: The other character responds, “He’s got elves slaving away all year doing menial tasks for little or no pay…” Panel 3: The first character continues, “He always wears the same vest and he only shows up once a year.” Panel 4: The second character reacts with surprise and says, “Santa Claus is a professor!!” The first character replies, “Ho, Ho, Ho? It’s the null hypothesis!” The joke humorously compares Santa Claus to an academic, using traits associated with faculty work and research culture.
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
mayrayadir.bsky.social
So proud of my communications students this Fall term 🍂🍁 Over 15 wks, these undergrads grew so much 🙏🏾 They learned to craft their words, create strong narratives & deliver powerful messaging 🙌🏽 Can’t wait to do it all again next semester! #HigherEducation #AdjunctLife
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
richienarvaez.bsky.social
Just spent three hours completing online training for the college. Ask me about hazardous materials! Ask me about FERPA! Quick before it all fades away by next year. #adjunctlife
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
sm9eb.bsky.social
I want one of these so badly and I have no $ again this holiday season. (#Adjunctlife: 3 steps forward, 5 steps back.)
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM