Some of the scariest stories I heard from students were about teachers coming on to them. One guy, after finding out that one of his students was an exotic dancer, became a regular at her club and a frequent caller to her home. The black middle class has quadrupled since the 1960s, yet a third of African-Americans are worse off now than in 1968. True, this contradiction seems absurd, but the adjunct readily understands that life teems with contradictions. He is the enigmatic electron of the academy.
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Peters, Kaufman, Stralser, James and Joyce gives me great satisfaction. That is not to say that the magazine ignores the pressing issues which impact temporary faculty, such as low pay, lack of benefits and lack of institutional support. Any good sports official knows that it is vital to keep the entire playing field, the action, and all of the players in front of you.