The adjunct teaching profession receives lots of attention for a myriad of reasons. These include the growing usage of adjuncts in both ground and online modalities, concerns about teaching quality from tenured faculty members, and even fairness in compensation. Many times, adjunct faculty are referred to as “part-time teachers.” I think that particular labeling is especially pejorative.

While many adjunct faculty do maintain secondary jobs, this is not all that different from research…