The Adjunct Underclass: How America’s Colleges Betrayed Their Faculty, Their Students, and Their Mission
In The Adjunct Underclass, Herb Childress explores the growing role of adjunct faculty in American higher education. The book considers how colleges’ treatment of contingent instructors affects faculty, students, and the educational mission itself, offering a focused examination of a central issue facing contemporary universities.
About This Book
Herb Childress examines the place of adjunct faculty in American colleges and universities.
The book focuses on how higher education’s reliance on adjunct labor affects faculty members and their working lives.
It also considers the consequences for students and for the broader educational mission of colleges.
Through its focus on the adjunct underclass, the book raises questions about the structure, priorities, and future of American higher education.
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