Debating an Increase in ALT-AC (Alt-Academic) Positions in the University and Their Impact on AECT Student Lives.

• In Event: ST&C - A Sure Thing or Hedging Bets? Graduate Students Debate The Rise of Alt-Faculty Positions in Western Universities / STC and GSA Joint Panel

Short Description

There is, among AECT GSA students a growing concern (and a need for more information and discussion about) Alt-AC or ‘alternate academic’ positions after graduation. Post Docs, interim positions, centre directorships and other forms of non tenure-track university employment are increasing. The AECT Graduate students in this panel will debate the pros and cons of ALT-AC positions in their future careers, with a Faculty Member responding to how this phenomenon might be changing student futures (after the debate). Join a lively discussion with us about shaping the careers of the field's emerging future leaders.

Authors

• Jennifer Englund, University of Minnesota

• Anne Elizabeth Montgomery, University of Phoenix

• Fan Ouyang, University of Minnesota

• Aysegul Gok

• Eugene Kowch, University of Calgary - Faculty of Ed