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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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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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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Beyond exit interviews: Knowing why workers quit makes for better job matches
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36:54Thinking of employees as 'hiring' their jobs opens the way to a detailed analysis of worker motivations, frustrations, and long-term goals, which can reduce costly turnover and make career development a collaborative process. Harvard Business School professor Ethan Bernstein and Michael Horn, cofounder of the Clayton Christensen Institute, explain …
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Guest Episode: Joseph Fuller on The Gartner Talent Angle
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51:49Managing the Future of Work co-chair Joseph Fuller delves into what’s driving and limiting the practice of skills-based hiring. The discussion ranges from degree inflation and HR automation to workforce demographics, skills-based promotion and employee retention. Also, how technology can accelerate the adoption.…
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The business logic of supporting carers in the workforce
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38:31Employers can benefit by remapping their talent strategies to match the realities of workers with caregiving responsibilities. Bill Kerr is joined by his Managing the Future of Work co-chair and podcast co-host, Joe Fuller, lead author of the project’s latest report, Hidden Workers: The Case for Caregivers.…
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Worker welfare: From theory to tangible good
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41:15Good Business Lab cofounder Anant Nyshadham on demonstrating the ROI of better worker conditions and getting from academic exercise to large-scale implementation.By Harvard Business School
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Collective counsel: Corporate law's changing workforce and culture
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36:15Vinson and Elkins' Keith Fullenweider on recruiting team players, boosting collaboration and soft skills through targeted training and mentorship, prioritizing mental health and work-life balance, automating judiciously, and making return-to-office work.By Harvard Business School
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Help Wanted: Workforce boards face greater demands and more strings
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34:44With legislative changes looming, federally funded boards must juggle the demands of workforce training, economic development, and long-term systemic goals while ensuring accountability to both local communities and federal oversight. Brad Turner-Little, President and CEO of the National Association of Workforce Boards, explains.…
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Marshall Goldsmith outlines the humble path to better leadership
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30:21The noted executive coach on the value of letting go of the past, taking candid and anonymous 360-degree feedback, and playing it forward. Also, spreading the word via a generative AI avatar.By Harvard Business School
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Bonus episode: Introducing HBS's latest podcast, Think Big, Buy Small
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11:16Joe Fuller talks to his Harvard Business School faculty colleague Rick Ruback about Rick and HBS professor Royce Yudkoff’s podcast Think Big, Buy Small. The show is based on Rick and Royce’s popular HBS course “Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition”. The show combines personal stories from entrepreneurs and other key players with expert perspective …
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EY’s Trent Henry on how AI can extend white-collar careers
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40:06The consulting giant’s global talent lead explains how the firm is bringing mass customization and accountability to skills building and integrating human and ‘synthetic’ skills. Also, the bottom-line benefit of promoting employee health and wellness.By Harvard Business School
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The future-of-work trendwatcher parses leadership strategies, the tradeoffs of hybrid work, AI adoption, skills-based hiring, and the foundations of a good job.By Harvard Business School
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Adaptable and inclusive: Kraft Heinz’s brand of workforce
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29:41Melissa Werneck, EVP and global chief people officer for the multinational food and beverage firm, on reskilling for web marketing and personalization, AI, hybrid work, and collaboration across time zones and cultures. Also, why diversity is good business for consumer packaged goods firms.By Harvard Business School
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