The dictionary definition of the word adjunct is: "something that is joined or added to another thing but is not an essential part of it." But have adjunct professors become essential to higher ed? And if so, what are the implications for students attending local universities and colleges?
Guests:
- Mará Rose Williams, higher education reporter, The Kansas City Star
- Brian Werner, PhD candidate in economics at UMKC, adjunct professor at Park University and Baker School of Professional and Graduate Studies
- Carmen Maria Machado, author of O Adjunct! My Adjunct! in The New Yorker
