adjunct
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Mr. Segram is an adjunct assistant professor of finance at the New York University Stern School of Business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Elliott Hazen, an adjunct professor in the ecology and evolutionary biology department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, says that hasn't happened in a decade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“The fight over whether AI training is fair use is yesterday’s war,” James Rubinowitz, an adjunct professor at Cardozo School of Law, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Still, he had to give up his job as an adjunct professor to make time for his caregiving responsibilities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Yes. She is now teaching in America. She shares a cramped office with another adjunct professor, but she says at least teachers are paid there.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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"Healthy dietary and lifestyle practices should remain the foundation for obesity treatment and management, with medications such as GLP-1 receptor agonists used as adjuncts."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
Administrators rely too heavily on student reviews when deciding whether to retain adjuncts, assistant professors and even associates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
“Some universities will pay adjuncts about $5,000 a semester per class.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Rather than seeing records as marketing adjuncts to concert tours, he showed that recordings could be the principal point of contact — in his case, the only point — between musicians and their fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
I rang for the tea, and the waiter, reappearing with his magic clue, brought in by degrees some fifty adjuncts to that refreshment, but of tea not a glimpse.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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