Dive Brief:
- U.S. Rep. George Miller of California is promoting an online forum to gather stories on the working conditions of adjunct professors.
- The information is also meant to assess how using adjuncts affects students and higher education overall.
- Miller says Congress should be looking at adjuncts’ struggles as it examines rising tuition.
Dive Insight:
The working conditions of adjuncts have been in the spotlight lately, particularly after "Death of an Adjunct" was published in September. In an article this week, Slate tried to explain why adjuncts don't just "find other jobs." Congress may or may not be able to improve adjuncts' working conditions, but Obama's higher education plan and the renewal of the Higher Education Act mean there is perhaps no better time to air the issue.
