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Only made $25 so far, and it’s alrredy Sunday. Monday will be here soon. Please help if you can—feeling a whole hell of a lot more vulnerable, both physically and financially, to start this term. #MutualAid #AdjunctLife #PleaseHelp 💕💸🙏
January 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Remember what Roxanne Gay said, few of us love teaching enough to teach a class for adjunct pay. #deathofhighered
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January 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
🎉 Syllabus done.
✅ Canvas site published.
⏰13 days before first class.
😅 Whew! No fire drill for me.

#adjunctlife #teaching
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Don’t know why I’m up thinking about and brainstorming my College Comp syllabus when I’d rather be thinking about and brainstorming poem or screenplay ideas OR shit I wanna eat and drink when I’m a bit better and put thr hospital further behind me, but OK, #whatever #adjunctlife
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Adjunct professor by day.
Dissertation writer by night.
This is what academia will do to you in the final stretch — even Santa isn’t safe.
#AcademicHumor #DissertationLife #AdjunctLife
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
So proud of my communications students this Fall term 🍂🍁 Over 15 wks, these undergrads grew so much 🙏🏾 They learned to craft their words, create strong narratives & deliver powerful messaging 🙌🏽 Can’t wait to do it all again next semester! #HigherEducation #AdjunctLife
December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Just spent three hours completing online training for the college. Ask me about hazardous materials! Ask me about FERPA! Quick before it all fades away by next year. #adjunctlife
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I want one of these so badly and I have no $ again this holiday season. (#Adjunctlife: 3 steps forward, 5 steps back.)
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Canvas is out so I'm just staring up into the fluorescent lights at school A (where I have conferences with students about the assignment that they just turned in) and thinking about how I have to turn in midterm grades at school B. #adjunctlife
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
October 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I made it through grading 79 exams and now I regret choosing to have four of them this semester.

Unfortunately, I am not paid by the number of graded exams.

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September 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My second job pays me once more but too late, then they skip a period till the next short term starts. My first job paid me a half-check cause of the pay schedule and the start of classes. This was after one week with a half-check for the end of summer. #AdjunctLife
September 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My second job pays me once more but too late, then they skip a period till the next short term starts. My first job paid me a half-check cause of the pay schedule and the start of classes. This was after one week with a half-check for the end of summer. #AdjunctLife
September 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Back at it…adjunct life till retirement b/c retirement is out of reach…that’s academia!
Year 25…been back to teaching intro history classes & really love it! #academiclife #adjunctlife #firstdayofclasses
August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
TRUST YOUR TEACHING FACULTY’S INSTINCTS AND EXPERTISE, FUCKERS!!!!!!!!!! #AdjunctLife
Love that after one decade of creative writing and two of teaching college writing I finally teach a creative writing class, but it’s online, for five weeks, is designed to let students use AI, one assignment had them research submissions, and most mags ban AI manuscripts.
August 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Enrollment woes at the local cc where I’ve been working, still have classes, just not all the classes…ah the life of an adjunct who’d really like to retire but can’t…you get me #academiclife #adjunctlife
July 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
There's not enough space on my computer to download video software so every week we get to play a game of: will my lecture save to the cloud or will I have to re-record it??? #AdjunctLife #digitalhumanities
July 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I left my keys at home but it doesn't really matter - the only impact is I can't get into my office and, fortunately, I can hold office hours this morning in the adjacent program center (for a an academic initiative I have no connection to #adjunctlife) because all its staff are WFH in the summer
July 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Having one of those ‘losing your job REALLY sucks’ days while muttering to myself about updating my CV, rewriting my cover letter, and prepping for the 5 (!) classes I somehow agreed to adjunct this fall.

Academia, you’re a trip. #AdjunctLife #AcademicTwitter
July 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Last day on this campus. Transporting my borrowed articulated skeletons back to Bio. 😭😢😓 #AdjunctLife
June 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We ran out of time because I decided on the fly to walk my class over to my office because it is in an illogical location (due to #adjunctlife) and there is a enormous construction project blocking most of central campus (because the regents only care about physical disruptions when it is a protest)
Summer term is off to a great start after we didn't have time to do certain in-class activities on Friday and then I forgot (or didn't check) that the first homework assignment asked my students to reference those materials (among other work) so a few of them sent me concerned messages last night
June 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Maybe I'd boost my employability if I accurately complied with the typical university HR requirement to enter individually into a webform every one-semester or one-year adjunct position I've had since 1993, redundantly duplicating info on the CV. But would it be worth it? #adjunctlife
June 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM