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Modern Language Association, 2008
The National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF) surveys more than 26,000 faculty members in all fields in US colleges and universities. Those canvassed by the NSOPF form a nationally representative sample of full- and part-time faculty members in degree-granting public and private not-for-profit institutions that are located in the 50 states…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Higher Education, Federal Aid, Tenure
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Chisholm, Julie K. – Academe, 2006
These days, most newly hired faculty are appointed on a part-or full-time nontenure- track basis. The AAUP has reported that between 1975 and 2003, full-time tenure-track positions increased by only about 16 percent, while full-time non-tenure-track positions grew by 178 percent, and part-time appointment rose by 189 percent. Yet tenure…
Descriptors: Nontenured Faculty, Tenure, College Faculty, Job Security