The Adjunct Files
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.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2025
Got an Idea? Want a Runway?
Falia Justima of the FGCU Runway Program in the School of Entrepreneurship at FGCU speaks with John and Maggie about how the runway program and other offerings in entrepreneurship may b…
Get a Job! Career Services in Your Courses
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…
Comunidad at FGCU with Alianza
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 adj…
Reflection on 29 Years
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 thi…
On the Fast Track - from Adjunct to Full Time
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 wi…
I Just Got Assigned a New Course. What Now?
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 cours…
From Adjunct to Full Time Faculty - Nicki's Path
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 wa…
Adjuncts as Scholar-Practitioners
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 mot…
Meet the Pres.
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 Pre…
The Adjunct Experience
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 …
UDL United!
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 abou…
Design with Purpose: Empowering Faculty in Digital Learning
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 …
Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me? Healthy Minds Report on College Students
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-suic…
Gen Z in College
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…
AI Do's and Don'ts
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 ethic…
AI for All
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. For a transc…