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IN THIS ISSUE

• Visiting faculty numbers are on the rise
• Land a job as a visiting faculty member
• Icons on campus (star visiting faculty)
• P/T faculty in Massachussetts unionize
• On-line students learn differently than on-campus classmates
• and more...

FEATURES

COVER STORY
"Visiting faculty: are their numbers on the rise?" Anecdotal evidence points to the fact that the number of visiting faculty is rising.

THE JOB
"Land a job as a visiting faculty member." Have you got the persistence and luck it takes to land a job as a visiting faculty member?

THE STARS
"Look who's visiting: icons on campus." Oprah, Al and Lamar aren't your typical visiting faculty, though they'd like to think they are.

THE LIFE
"A year in the life of the visiting faculty member." Follow four visiting scholars through the course of their academic year.

NEWS

GOING THE DISTANCE
On-line students learn differently than their on-campus classmates.

INNOCENTS ABROAD
Looking for international work can be daunting. We've put together a list of the best print and electronic reources available.

SHOPTALK
For the past 13 years the Rutgers PTL has represented the part-time faculty. What kinds of changes has the union won in that time?

DESK DRAWER

• P/T faculty in Massachussetts unionize.
• P/T faculty at Roosevelt University ratify first-ever contract.
• Italian lecturers win their fourth job discrimination suit.

REVIEWS

PAGES
A review of three new books by authors who want to help college faculty spot and deal with plagiarism.

DISKS
Bibliographically challenged? EndNote Version 5 for Windows might be just what the doctor ordered.

OPINION

UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM
L.S. goes undercover and infiltrates a grammar workshop for the busy executive. What he found will definitely entertain you.

FIRST PERSON
Keep a teaching journal, and it could change the way you teach forever.

THE LAST WORD
Visiting faculty.