Alissa Quart is the author of Republic of Outsiders, Branded, and Hothouse Kids. She has written for the New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; and the Nation; and is the co-editor of the nonprofit Economic Hardship Reporting Project.
PrecariCorps wants to draw attention to the plight of adjunct professors. But in the meantime, it's raising money to keep adjuncts well-fed and out of debt.