Supporting and Creating Space for Part-time Faculty at Montgomery College

Delphi Award Finalist, 2019 Jordan Harper, Daniel Scott Pullias Center for Higher Education (2019) Retelling the story of part-time faculty is of paramount importance to Antonio ‘Tango’ Thomas, the Director of the Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement & Support at Montgomery College. Seen as an integral part of the college fabric, there is an institutional belief that part-time faculty must have […]

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Addressing the Unique Needs and Challenges for Contingent Faculty at UNC Charlotte

Delphi Award Finalist, 2019 Jordan Harper, Daniel Scott Pullias Center for Higher Education (2019) The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) Center for Teaching and Learning spearheaded a longitudinal, data-driven project to better understand and respond to the needs of non-tenure-track faculty. When the project began in 2014, the study consisted of five phases: contingent faculty needs assessment, […]

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Supporting Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and the Art of Teaching Through Association Collaboration

Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2019 Jordan Harper Pullias Center for Higher Education (2019) In 2015, two of philosophy’s largest professional organizations, the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) collaborated to produce the Teaching Hub, a two-day professional development event to be held at three place-based philosophy convenings (Eastern, Central, and Pacific). The Teaching […]

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Improving and Dedicating Supports for Part-time Faculty at Central Piedmont Community College

Applicant for the Delphi Award, 2018 Jennifer Yeh, Jordan Harper Pullias Center for Higher Education (2019) In an effort to bolster support for part-time faculty, the division director for Central Piedmont Community College’s largest curriculum department connected and collaborated with full-time faculty members. A research-based program proposal was subsequently submitted highlighting five no-to-low cost support priorities to better the experiences […]

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