One of the hats I’ve worn is that of “adjunct professor in journalism,” and I’m learning it’s not as lowly a position as I thought.
A person of experience teaching students in a field known for applying practical value to the rigors of fact-finding the truth? Sounds like a cousin to academic rigor, or the same thing? It’s certainly not subordinate to the PhD. I don’t have tenure, but I get as much value from sharing my knowledge and teaching young journalists as I do practicing the craft.
I am boosting my sense of “adjunct” because the University of California is looking for a new president. UC is hosting town halls around the state looking for input. As a public service, here is my input: I hope the search committee realizes that someone with an adjunct’s qualities would be worthy of being on any list to lead the world’s finest public institution of higher learning.
This is “think out of the box,” ivory-tower edition.
In other words, UC shouldn’t limit itself to preconceived notions of what a president of a major university system looks like.
Another egghead? A person who bleeds the school colors? Or just a person of color?
Do you look for a White PhD careerist of any gender?
