This may be purely anecdotal, but there seem to be more schools seeking adjunct faculty this season. In previous years the bulk of adjunct-seeking does not commence until later in the spring portion of the job season, but as we approach the APA later this month it seems that more and more of the late job ads are looking only for part-time workers.
If there is any truth to this observation, then it’s not a good sign. Or, perhaps, it’s not a sign at all. Or perhaps it’s just a sign that schools are uncertain about their financial futures, in which case we don’t really know anything about the state of things other than that hiring departments can’t predict the future.
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