“In 2010, I was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach poetry in Hyderabad, India. The honor was a mark of distinction for Tufts as well as a thrilling opportunity for me.
To my surprise, accepting the Fulbright resulted in my being technically terminated from my job as poetry lecturer. I expected to return to Tufts - however, as a non-tenured instructor who works on a yearly contract, being in India for a semester meant that I was no longer an employee.”
Read more of the TPM blog by Rebecca K. Gibson here: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/at-universities-around-the-country-adjuncts-are-second-class-faculty
