I have a friend who was an adjunct professor for a number of years, and I would describe him as barely above homeless most of the time. He never knew whether he

I have a friend who was an adjunct professor for a number of years, and I would describe him as barely above homeless most of the time. He never knew whether he would have a job in the fall, and the pay was barely above minimum wage. He was planning to give up and move back to his hometown before this year when he was hired as a full-time professor. I learned a lot about modern higher education from him, and I would absolutely describe adjunct professor as a low-status job.