This article examines the hidden exploitation of adjunct faculty (freelance teachers) in U.S. higher education, where teaching-only contract instructors are pressured to fulfill unpaid research quotas. We analyze its impacts on educational quality, academic integrity, and career development.
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Academic Exploitation: When Adjunct Professors Become Accreditation Tools
This article exposes how U.S. universities impose unfair academic publishing pressure on adjunct professors, forcing them to produce research without compensation to meet AACSB accreditation requirements, raising critical questions about educational ethics and labor rights.
