Part-time adjunct instructors tend to bring “real-world” experience to their jobs but are poorly compensated and in many cases feel undervalued compared to full-time colleagues, according to a new ...

TIAA-CREF also asked adjuncts about career satisfaction, and compared their responses to similar questions posed to tenured and tenure-track faculty members (who were also included in the survey but ...

The Chronicle’s survey of Chicago-area adjuncts gave respondents the chance to make additional comments about their experience. A sample of those responses is below: 1.) Management treats us as ...

Colleges and universities are increasingly relying on adjuncts and part-time faculty members to teach their online courses. A quarter of schools have increased the use of online adjunct instructors by ...

For some adjuncts, time with students and flexible schedules make it all worthwhile. A Chronicle survey of part-timers provides insight into their motivations.

But for adjuncts — part-time professors paid per course — it’s not all glitz and glamor. In fact, across the country, higher education continues to underpay and overwork this faculty underclass.

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Best Christian Workplaces, a leader in Christian employee engagement surveys, announces the launch of the new Adjunct Survey, allowing leaders in higher-ed to hear ...

Adjuncts serve an important role within the university, delivering service courses in general education (large survey or intro courses); teaching specialized material that people from industry or the ...

On the heels of a new survey underscoring hunger and poverty among Florida professors, adjunct professors at the University of South Florida will rally next week as part of their push to unionize ...