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How The American University was Killed, in Five Easy Steps

A few years back, Paul E. Lingenfelter began his report on the defunding of public education by saying, “In 1920 H.G. Wells wrote, ‘History is becoming more and more a race between educati… more →

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How The American University was Killed, in Five Easy Steps — 620 comments

junctrebellion wrote 9 months ago: A few years back, Paul E. Lingenfelter began his report on the defunding of public education by sayi … more →

Tags: Breakdown of American Universities, College Collapse. Attack on Higher Education, Faculty exploitation, high tuition costs, Homeless Adjunct, Saving Our Schools, Student Joblessness, student loan debt

What We Must Demand of Our Colleges — 19 comments

junctrebellion wrote 10 months ago: To those readers who have followed The Homeless Adjunct for a while, this entry might seem to be a l … more →

Tags: Higher Education, College Search, what students should demand of college, college transparency, college students, parents and college, University Costs, University Presidents, corporatized university

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junctrebellion wrote 11 months ago: Reblogged from John A Casey Jr: In what may qualify as the non-event of the year, the Coalition on t … more →

You Call This Progress? — 12 comments

junctrebellion wrote 11 months ago: I was appalled to read the Chronicle article about the AAUP “plan” to provide “Bet … more →

Tags: aaup, Adjunct Faculty, adjunct faculty labor abuse, College(s), corporate colonization of universities, corporatism, Faculty exploitation, faculty unions, Homeless Adjunct

Managerial Madness: Why Higher Education Has Lost Its Way — 14 comments

junctrebellion wrote 11 months ago: While Chris LaBree and I were on the first leg of our Homeless Adjunct road tour, the updated list o … more →

Tags: Adjunct), Adjunct Faculty, adjunct labor abuse, Benjamin Ginsburg, Chronicle of Higher Ed, College, college president salaries, College Presidents, contingent faculty

Blight and the Story of Blight — 4 comments

junctrebellion wrote 12 months ago: We finished the third day of our Homeless Adjunct Road Trip, and are, as I type this, in a cabin in … more →

Tags: Homeless Adjunct Road Trip, Art and Activism, contingent faculty, Higher Education, College(s), adjunct teaching, Part-Time Professors, edu-factory, Universities

On the Road.... — 5 comments

junctrebellion wrote 1 year ago: The first of the Homeless Adjunct road trips is about to begin.  Chris and I leave tomorrow from Phi … more →

Tags: Homeless Adjunct Road Trip, adjunct poverty, adjunct bankruptcy, Adjuncts and homelessness, Adjunct Faculty, contingent faculty, Higher Education, College(s), adjunct professors

Being a Stupid Slut — 33 comments

junctrebellion wrote 1 year ago: When I was a teenager, many years ago, my boyfriend’s roommate had a girl he used to call regu … more →

Tags: The Homeless Adjunct, adjunct poverty, adjunct faculty labor abuse, 'Junct: The Trashing of Higher Ed. in America, Adjunct Faculty, University breakdown, university corruption, Adjunct Faculty Labor Exploitation, Adjunct Faculty Unions

The Homeless Adjunct Tour is Announced — 13 comments

junctrebellion wrote 1 year ago: In the last few months, the ‘Junct team – Chris LaBree and I – have traveled to NY … more →

Tags: Junct Rebellion, The Homeless Adjunct, 'Junct: The Trashing of Higher Ed. in America, Adjunct Faculty, New Faculty Majority, 2255 Films, contingent faculty, Higher Education, Faculty Labor Abuse

Activism Through Art — 5 comments

junctrebellion wrote 1 year ago: It has been over two weeks now since the New Faculty Majority Summit in D.C.,  where I was happy to … more →

Tags: The Homeless Adjunct, 'Junct: The Trashing of Higher Ed. in America, Art and Activism, New Faculty Majority, New Faculty Majority summit, 2255 Films, Debra Leigh Scott, Chris LaBree

Academia Occupied: The Academic As "Other" in Corporate Colonialism — 5 comments

junctrebellion wrote 1 year ago: The term “occupy” is all over the news now, with the Occupy Movement gaining power and m … more →

Tags: Occupy Colleges, Adjunct Faculty, Corporate Colonialism, University breakdown, university corruption, Police brutality. Occupy Colleges Police Brutality, Berkeley, Davis, occupy

How long? How long? — 11 comments

junctrebellion wrote 1 year ago: Through the generosity of people who read this blog, the Adjunct Emergency Fund collected $625, whic … more →

Tags: Junct Rebellion, The Homeless Adjunct, Adjunct Emergency Fund, adjunct suicides, Dr. Antonio Calvo, Michael Cour, Janice Gervais, Rudolf Alexandrov, labor abuse

News about the Adjunct Emergency Fund — 21 comments

junctrebellion wrote 1 year ago: Over the course of the last several months, Chris LaBree and I have interviewed and filmed adjuncts … more →

Tags: The Homeless Adjunct, adjunct poverty, adjunct bankruptcy, A call for financial help for adjuncts, Adjuncts and homelessness, Adjuncts and poverty, Donate to adjuncts, An Adjunct Emergency Fund, Give money to help adjuncts out of poverty

What Would Thomas Jefferson Say? — 2 comments

junctrebellion wrote 1 year ago: The United States is preparing to celebrate its 235th birthday, and the signing of the Declaration o … more →

Tags: July 4, Thomas Jefferson, FOURTH OF JULY, Independence Day, revolution, American Revolution, citizen-uprising, #revolt, citizen rage

Our documentary is moving along

junctrebellion wrote 2 years ago: As many of you are aware, my latest project is a companion book/documentary called ‘Junct: The … more →

Higher Education is NOT "Hire" Education... — 3 comments

junctrebellion wrote 2 years ago: This year’s MLA conference was held in LA, and on January 8, a Counter-Conference was held at … more →

Should Everything Be Corporatized? — 1 comment

junctrebellion wrote 2 years ago: For a long time now, I’ve been saying that a corporatized university, much like the corporatiz … more →

When Labor Abuse Becomes Emotional Abuse — 18 comments

junctrebellion wrote 2 years ago: The semester is winding down, and most of us are buried under papers, perhaps still meeting with stu … more →

The Homeless Adjunct: A New Blog Host — 2 comments

junctrebellion wrote 2 years ago: I’ve decided to migrate my blog, The Homeless Adjunct, from the www.junctrebellion.com site to … more →


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