VOA慢速英语:Part-Time Professors Demand Full-Time Work

doctorate degree – n. the highest degree that is given by a university

full-time – adj. done during the full number of hours considered normal or standard

graduate school – n. a course of studies taken at a college or university after earning a bachelor's degree or other first degree

faculty – n. the group of teachers in a school or college

adjunct – adj. added to a teaching staff for only a short time or in a lower position than other staff

tenure-track – adj. relating to or having a teaching job that may lead to tenure

reliance – n. the state of needing someone or something for help or support

benefit(s) – n. something extra such as vacation time or health insurance that an employer gives to workers in addition to their regular pay

exhausted – adj. to have used all of someone's mental or physical energy

commuting – v. traveling regularly to and from a place and especially between where you live and where you work

campus(es) – n.  the area and buildings around a university, college or school

priorities – n. the things that someone cares about and thinks are important

infrastructure – n. the basic equipment and structures such as roads and bridges that are needed for a country, region, or organization to function properly

bonus – n. an extra amount of money that is given to an employee

provost – n. an official of high rank at a university