Adjuncts are often better than "regular" faculty--they just refuse to play the academic/political games that are often required to move up the chain. Or they just have neither the time nor the inclination to do so. There is a lot of jealousy in academia, and if you are too good or more recognized nationally than your colleagues you will never get ahead in some small-minded academic communities.

I'm speaking from personal experience...

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