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Louis, Deborah – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
According to best estimates, some 800,000 faculty members, close to two-thirds of the total nationwide, are adjunct, "contingent," or "lecturer." The severity of their plight, rapidly worsening in today's economic crisis, intersects the interrelated domains of human rights, fair employment, and the future of higher education. In those areas where…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Standards, Adjunct Faculty, Tenure