Lecturer Lifeline
Lecturers make up more than half of CSULB faculty, yet many feel adrift from their professional and social campus communities. Lecturer Lifeline was created to change that.
Our Goals
We are a learning community that supports CSULB lecturers through career growth workshops and communal gatherings. Our work is guided by three goals:
- Closing informational gaps about evaluation materials, lecturer faculty rights and entitlements, and other important topics through workshops, presentations, shared sample materials, and group discussion.
- Supporting lecturer well-being as an essential part of student-centered teaching. Lecturers make up the majority of CSULB faculty and teach an even larger share of its students, often in large lecture or general education courses with many non-majors.
- Building community where participants can ask questions, voice concerns without fear of departmental reprisal, and support one another with both camaraderie and solutions.
Lecturer Lifeline Co-Coordinators
Andrew Fogleman, Ph.D.
andrew.fogleman@csulb.edu
Department of History
Andrew co-developed Lecturer Lifeline and has co-led it since 2021. He is a lecturer in the History Department, where he teaches medieval history and serves as an honors and department advisor. His research explores the intersection of medicine, science, and religion in late medieval and early modern Europe. In addition to his academic publications, Andrew writes about lecturer labor in higher education; his work has appeared in Inside Higher Ed.
Sabrina Landa, MBA
sabrina.landa@csulb.edu
College of Business
Sabrina Landa is a full-time lecturer in the College of Business and has co-led Lecturer Lifeline since Fall 2025. She teaches accounting information systems and supports student success through innovative teaching, tutoring, and curriculum development. She contributes to curriculum development for the MBA programs. Her work focuses on inclusive pedagogy, educational technology, and supporting student learning in quantitative business courses. Sabrina has also supported faculty development, online teaching, and new faculty in the Department of Accountancy.
Here’s a sample of the lecturer-centered professional workshops we’ve offered over the past three years. Join our listserv and receive updates on our latest events and workshops.
- Lecturer Career Identities: Who are Lecturers in relation to other faculty?
- Career Strategies of Lecturers Beyond the Classroom
- Lecturer Rights and Entitlements
- Lecturer Mentorship and Mutual Aid
- Addressing Lecturer Burnout
- Lecturer Evaluations Workshop, pt. 1: Your Four-Month Plan for Growth
- Lecturer Evaluations Workshop, Pt. 2: Writing Your Teaching Narrative and Responding to Student Evaluations
- Student Accommodations Workshop for Lecturers
- Who are the Lecturers of CSULB? Lecturer Experience Across CSULB’s Colleges
- Lecturer Review of Campus Resources for Course Design
- Publish or Perish? What Role Should Publishing Play in Lecturer Labor?
A judgment-free space for questions
"Having the support of a group of colleagues that I could speak with openly without fear of judgment or ostracism has been one of the most important aspects of this learning community. I had not realized how having a sense of belonging and understanding helped me to ease the stress and anxiety that is experienced when feeling like an outsider”
A stronger sense of community
"For the first time in my twenty years as a lecturer here at CSULB, I really feel a genuine sense of community and connection with lecturers beyond those with whom I share an office.”
A hopeful vision of lecturer employment
"More often than we care to think, lecturers may experience isolation from colleagues in their department or may feel under-appreciated or simply 'invisible' due to our precarious social position in the academic hierarchy. And yet, we may not realize that this situation does not have to continue and that an alternative to current conditions is very possible. This was one of the major take-away messages from this semester's experience in the Lecturers Lifeline Learning Community.”
A friendly space for needed information
“I enjoyed attending the socials and meeting new people from other departments. The most impactful workshop was the “Know Your Rights as a Lecturer.”
A meaningful impact on CSULB lecturers
“The lecturer Lifeline series and its leadership team are an integral part of the lecturer community on campus here at CSULB. All of the events I attended were safe and welcoming spaces that allowed me to share candidly the strengths and challenges as a CSU lecturer in ways that are productive, supportive, and community-oriented.”
