Adjunct faculty are a growing majority in higher education, shaping student experiences while navigating the challenges of contingent employment. As adjuncts at a regional public university, we know firsthand the realities, rewards, and roadblocks that come with the role. That’s why we’re here—to boost your mood and pedagogy with insightful dialogues on current challenges, practical strategies, and pathways forward for you and your students.
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Contingent Faculty Podcasts
Artificial intelligence. Robotics. The Gig Economy. Globalization. The world is changing at a dizzying pace in ways that will have a profound effect on the economy, jobs and the flow of talent. How will firms cope with the changes ahead and what steps do they need to take today? Each episode features faculty from the world’s leading business school interviewing CEOs, technologists and experts on the bleeding edge discussing how to survive and thrive by managing the future of work.
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The Contingent Professor | Tenure? They still do that? | News, Commentary, and Interviews for PhDs Trying the Professor Life
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The Contingent Professor | Tenure? They still do that? Join Contingent Nation as we take you into the bizarre reality of surviving and thriving in 21st century academia, where tenure and tenure-track positions are being "re-evaluated." Designed for new and mid-career faculty - heck, all faculty - looking to break free of the Adjunct title or navigate the tenure/promotion/re-appointment process, which includes research, teaching, advising, service, working with colleagues, and dealing with ad ...
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Get a Job! Career Services in Your Courses
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40:26Send us a text Rose Fuller and Bryn Goldsmith of Career Services speak with John and Maggie on how adjunct faculty members can enhance their courses, giving active learning and direct application with drop in modules, workshops, guest speakers, events and more from their team. Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni. Adjunct Nat…
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Send us a text Maggie and John are joined by Cara and Roberto of Alianza to discuss the role of Faculty and Staff Resource Groups, how Alianza brings community and connection, and the benefits for adjunct faculty to find their flock at FGCU. To connect with Alianza, email them at [email protected] Theme music composed, performed and produced by Jame…
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Redefining success: Harrison Keller on the Texas higher-ed model
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43:23The Lone Star State’s experiment in outcomes–based funding rewardsschools that produce “credentials of value.” Can focusing the curriculum onworkforce development give Texas an economic advantage and distribute resources equitably?By Harvard Business School
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Send us a text Dr. Jon Brunner joins Maggie and John to discuss his retirement and his nearly 29 years of service at FGCU. Brunner, though, places to focus on students and their holistic health in this episode, encouraging all faculty and staff to keep being student-centered in higher education. Theme music composed, performed and produced by James…
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BuildOps' Alok Chanani on rewiring commercial contracting
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37:48Admin and logistics can be weak links in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical firms. This can limit growth and squander skilled technical labor, to the detriment of employers and workers alike. The BuildOps co-founder and CEO unpacks the benefits of integrated operations apps and the potential of AI-boosted platforms to improve prospects for …
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On the Fast Track - from Adjunct to Full Time
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39:00Send us a text Tyler Gibson, Instructor in the Department of Communication and Philosophy, shares his story about the quick road from masters graduate to adjunct instructor to full time instructor with Maggie and John. Along the way he shares insights into how someone can quickly get prepared once hired (ask for help) and what ways universities mig…
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Cisco's alignment strategy: Coordinating workforce and operations
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36:13The benefits of cross-function collaboration, with FrancineKatsoudas, executive vice president and chief people, policy, and purposeofficer, and Jeetu Patel, president and chief product officer. How better integration within the corporate stack improves flexibility.By Harvard Business School
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I Just Got Assigned a New Course. What Now?
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49:35Send us a text Bill Reynolds and Kim Fournier from the Lucas Center for Faculty Development join Maggie and John discussing what are the first steps an instructor should take when assigned a new course. Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni. Adjunct Nation is a collaborative podcast under the auspices of The Lucas Center for F…
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The Harvard Kennedy School's Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi on the logic behind a systems-level approach to workplace fairness. How A-B testing and targeted interventions—incorporated in day-to-day workflow—can help organizations tap more of the talent pool.By Harvard Business School
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From Adjunct to Full Time Faculty - Nicki's Path
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47:48Send us a text Dr. Nicola Khalaf shares insights on her time as an adjunct in Anatomy and Physiology to full time staff and now as full time assistant professor with Maggie and John, and along they way the learn important lessons for all adjunct faculty, regardless of their desire for a full time position. Theme music composed, performed and produc…
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ETS’s Amit Sevak makes the case for continuous assessment
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37:09The flagship firm is pushing the boundaries of testing, from K-12 through career. What are the implications for the workforce and society? And how does AI change the future of benchmarking?By Harvard Business School
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Send us a text Joseph Rea, adjunct professor in justice studies, shares the joys and challenges of being a full time professional and a professor. He shares his lived experience and the "WHY" that motivates the "how" he keeps doing it. Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni. Adjunct Nation is a collaborative podcast under the a…
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Vanguard's skills strategy for tech transformation
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30:17Can the shareholder-owned discount brokerage giant parlay its investments in enterprise and cloud infrastructure into an AI-enabled expansion into new markets while improving productivity and service delivery? CIO Nitin Tandon explains the global workforce strategy underpinning the effort.By Harvard Business School
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Send us a text President Timur joins Maggie and John to talk adjunct faculty support, her first (nearly) two years as President of FGCU, her story from Istanbul to the United States, being a TA to President. She shares how the 3 P's are part of her whole story, her style of leadership, her lessons learned, the importance of active listening and the…
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Shake Shack’s test kitchen: Developing a good jobs and automation combo
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39:36Shake Shack Chief Growth Officer Steph So and HBS professor Chris Stanton join Bill Kerr to discuss the fast-casual chain’s digital strategy and how technology is changing the dining experience and restaurant work, from frontline to back office.By Harvard Business School
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Send us a text Two adjunct faculty members, Paul and Jessica, join Maggie and John to discuss what challenges and joys they have had in their time as an adjunct faculty member including advice they'd give to anyone considering teaching in higher education as an adjunct. Theme music composed, performed and produced by James Husni. Adjunct Nation is …
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Upwork’s Hayden Brown on bridging volatility with contingency
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29:05"Freelance by choice" can sound like a rationalization—or putting on a brave face—but has the contract labor market improved for white-collar workers, as more, particularly younger professionals, opt in? A look at the benefits for both sides of the bargain and how AI changes the calculus.By Harvard Business School
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Send us a text Find out about UDL: Universal Design for Learning with podcast guest, Elizabeth Weatherford. She shares some resources: Microsoft Team on UDL. There are general resources, research about UDL, and then I have some discipline-specific pages in the “Resources” channel. Her podcast is also linked there. This is Elizabeth's UDL…page that …
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ManpowerGroup’s Jonas Prising on the new global talent equation
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47:24The staffing giant’s chairman and CEO lays out the opportunities and risks in the fast-changing and fragmented labor market. Riding the genAI wave, addressing workers’ career development needs, RTO and flex-work, international talent flows, and the up-skilling imperative in the face growing polarization.…
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Design with Purpose: Empowering Faculty in Digital Learning
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44:57Send us a text Diane and Kinti join our cohosts to tall all things Canvas and more. RESOURCE LINKS DISCUSSED IN THE PODCAST Spotlight on Discussions Academies Online Teaching Academies (Introduction and Advanced) Technology Enhanced Course Design Academy Workshops Canvas Workshops (Introduction and Intermediate) Kaltura Canvas New Quizzes AI in Ass…
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Redrawing the map to tech careers: Per Scholas CEO Plinio Ayala on skills, mobility, and AI
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34:15After decades preparing workers from underserved communities for well-paid tech jobs, the workforce nonprofit is expanding its training, footprint, and funding strategy for its tuition-free programs. As AI redefines positions across the org chart, can bootcamps plus training top-ups, and a mix of hard and soft skills future-proof the Per Scholas fo…
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Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me? Healthy Minds Report on College Students
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42:28Send us a text Dr. Jon Brunner joins Maggie and John to discuss the recent 2024 data from the Healthy Minds Survey of College Students showing rates of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, non-suicidal self harm, and more. They discuss how these things impact adjunct faculty instruction and how all faculty can show care and connect students to re…
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Erik Brynjolfsson on how AI is rewriting the rules of the economy
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36:00The Stanford economist unpacks AI’s impact on work and productivity, its limitations, and wider implications. He also lays out what organizations can do to get more out of the technology as they invest in the transformation. And he updates his longstanding research into augmenting traditional GDP metrics to capture the value of digital goods and se…
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Send us a text Ney Arias who works with First Year Seminars at FGCU talks with Maggie and John about the unique aspects of of Gen Z, trends and trials, and how to shape our pedagogy to reach them more effectively. Want to learn more about First Year Seminars? Email: [email protected] To see the report The New Generation of Students click this link: http…
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Cal Newport on slow productivity and next-wave AI
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40:53Joe Fuller welcomes back the Georgetown computer scientist and leading observer of knowledge work, who reprises his argument against busyness as the default mode. Also, cracking the productivity code, parsing AI's potential, and better work-life balance.By Harvard Business School
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Send us a text Dr. Ruehle and Dr. de Castro Silva from the Dendritic Institute at FGCU join our cohosts in discussing how Adjunct Faculty can use AI themselves to enhance their pedagogy and some ethical questions that are involved. Here are a few more AI tools to consider: NotebookLM McGraw Hill AI Reader | Generative AI Learning Tool Pearson’s AI-…
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David Deming on workforce shifts and the future of college
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38:00AI's early impact on the labor market: Are claims of revolutionary change overblown? The Harvard economist presents the long view on technological disruption and updates the post-secondary picture.By Harvard Business School
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Send us a text In the first Adjunct Nation Podcast, cohosts John Roth and Maggie Hohne, learn from two experts in AI about the opportunities to incorporate AI into classroom instruction. Questions they delve into include: How can AI be integrated into the college classroom to enhance learning? What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of using …
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Ed Glaeser on Cities, Work, and Why America Struggles to Build
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34:36The Harvard urban economist assesses the post-Covid health of cities, rural development, zoning and the stagnation of the U.S. housing industry, the impact of AI, and more.By Harvard Business School
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Positive prompts: Sal Khan on AI in the classroom and beyond
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36:07Will the technology democratize access to world-class education or increase inequality? Khan's journey from highly informed skeptic to champion of ethical AI. The HBS graduate and Khan Academy founder explains his nonprofit's pioneering strategy. Also, workforce development, competency-based learning, and skills-based hiring.…
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OneTen CEO Debbie Dyson: Why "skills-first" builds a better workforce
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32:48In taking aim at degree inflation, the corporate-led good jobs coalition looks to boost economic opportunity, address skills gaps, and create a more equitable and inclusive workforce. OneTen helps employers navigate the uncertain new normal of hiring and advancement while expanding their talent pipelines.…
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Nicholas Bloom on the unbundled workplace
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37:22The Stanford economist explains the momentum behind the work-from-home trend, how to manage a hybrid staff, and the new workforce geography. Also, the tech-driven evolution of remote work and the rise of the CHRO.By Harvard Business School
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Hospitality at work: Bridging opportunity and innovation
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37:32How do you foster inclusion, economic mobility, and a sense of purpose across a global organization with both franchise and direct employees? Laura Fuentes, Hilton CHRO, on supporting frontline workers and promoting from within in a traditionally high-turnover business; meeting the needs of a diverse clientele with a diverse workforce; skills devel…
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