The Disjunct’s Tale

A story in pictures.

I was a happy young’un, going about my life.

The Disjunct, going about life

I had just finished grad school.

Adjuncts in grad school (a.k.a Peaants in a Tavern by Adriaen van Ostade)

Then one day, I woke up in this adjunct chain gang.

Adjunct chain gang

Still, we thought we were going to be respected educators, shaping America’s future.

Students — a.k.a America’s future

Some adjuncts had to take other jobs, like waiting tables.

Peasant Wedding, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

We begged for classes.

Adjuncts begging

Some adjuncts tried to join a union. Administration was NOT happy.

Public Domain

We never saw them again.

We never measured up, but we toiled away.

Public Domain

God help us if we submitted grades late.

Public Domain

Administration dines on our misery.

Collins, Tudor Washington, 1898–1970

Disjunct, the Academic Nomad