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Academe, 2011
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Great Recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. With a duration of eighteen months, this recession was almost double the length of the average post-World War II economic downturn. Although the worst recession since the Great Depression is now technically over, this analysis…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Economic Climate, Economic Status, Economic Impact
Newell, Mallory – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2009
The public higher education systems have received significant budget cuts in the 2009-10 fiscal year, with the University of California (UC) receiving $813 million less than in 2007-08, California State University (CSU) receiving $625 million less, and the community college system receiving $812 million less. It is important to understand the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Budgets, Budgeting, Public Colleges
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McLaughlin, Frost – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2005
This article discusses employment of part-time faculty at the community college level, including historical reasons for their current status, alternatives to this status, and specific steps to change it.
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Part Time Faculty, College Faculty, Community Colleges