The Job Security Rankings More than 62 percent of all faculty members are off the tenure track, including nearly 30 percent of those with full-time positions, according to an analysis released today by the American Association of University Professors.
The study based on federal data comes with institution-specific numbers on 2,600 colleges, revealing the exact breakdowns on full- and part-time professors, on and off the tenure track. AAUP leaders hope that the data will spur discussions on campuses nationwide about the use of part-timers and the need to create more full-time, tenure-track positions. Full article: http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/12/11/aaup -------------------- Jayson Funke Graduate School of Geography Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610
