[lbo-talk] 15% of the Population, 2 Hours per Weekend (was Development of Political Underdevelopment)

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Mar 26 14:13:17 PDT 2007


On Mar 26, 2007, at 4:57 PM, Miles Jackson wrote:


> DC's got it: 50-70% of the faculty in most colleges and
> universities are
> nontenured, part-time instructors who serve at the will of the
> college.
> No job security, no benefits, typically 1/3 the pay of tenured faculty
> teaching the same course. (Can you tell I still have a bitter
> taste in
> my mouth from my years as an adjunct faculty member?)

According to the BLS, the average postsecondary teacher makes $1,072 a week, twice as much as a pre-K and K teacher, and 22% more than a high-school teacher.

Doug



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