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I disagree that every adjunct needs to have an advanced degree in the field.  It is probably true in a metro area like DC, but in the college town we live in, The University in some departments is so anxious to get courses covered and free up the new young researchers that they will hire just about anyone who is available.  There was even one guy with just a bachelors degree and experience in the field who was teaching several courses because he came and liked the area and did not have a family.  We agree fully that it is taking advantage of the system - undergraduates who are paying top dollar and may not be getting the level of expertise one expected in a course and individuals who want to teach and are desperate to get a foot in the doorway.

If one is established in their full-time job and either has an interest in sharing their knowledge in the field through teaching, maybe has a set work routine and the time to teach a class and could use the extra money or nearing retirement and looking for a way to still keep involved in your field, then any of these are plausible reasons for being an adjunct.  However, if you intend to use this as an entre into becoming a full-time, tenured faculty member, there is very little likelihood of that happening. [/quote]

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