Professors

Political science professors are increasingly being forced to choose which form of inclusivity to prioritize. That decision will have a large impact on the face of higher education for decades to come.

• By Seth Masket

Former adjunct Monica Brannon talks to Noah Davis about low pay, the difficulties of finishing a dissertation, and why she didn't just get a job in a restaurant.

• By Noah Davis

Adjuncts on the edge resort to helping each other.

• By Alissa Quart

Notes from 20 years of adjunct politics.

• By Henry Veggian

You know tuition is on the rise, but you keep hearing that professors aren’t paid fairly. Where’s the money going?

• By Ted Scheinman

For many universities and colleges, both public and private, it’s their most embarrassing secret—paying educated professionals minimum wage salaries with no benefits.

• By Ana Beatriz Cholo

Five studies you should read before you deploy a trigger warning.

• By Richard J. McNally

Sit in meetings, mostly.

• By Lisa Wade

Almost half of college instructors are part-time and struggle to piece together enough work to pay the bills.

• By Lisa Wade