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Zoe Bee's Teaching Background
- Zoe Bee, a YouTuber, was formerly an English teacher.
- She taught at a university and a community college, experiencing the stark contrast in treatment of adjuncts.
Changing Image of Professors
- The image of a university professor is often associated with middle-class stability and tenure.
- However, "casualization/adjunctification" is changing this image, creating precarious employment.
Contingent vs. Tenured Positions
- Tenure offers long-term job security, while tenure-track positions offer multi-year contracts.
- Contingent faculty, however, often work on short-term, semester-by-semester contracts.