Six myths about contract faculty in Canada

By Kane X. Faucher. Let’s discard our false assumptions about adjuncts’ relationship with the university, tenured faculty and the public. Sessionals face a great deal of adversity and insecurity, but clinging to certain assumptions blinds us to the reality of our conditions as an auxiliary academic workforce -- and to insights on how to improve these conditions. Here are some myths that we need to discard. More...