Summary

The CFT Part-Time Faculty Committee has submitted a resolution urging the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to request a comprehensive Department of Education study on the significant pay and benefit inequities faced by adjunct and contingent faculty in higher education. The resolution highlights that these faculty, representing 73% of higher education faculty, lack job security, livable wages, healthcare, and retirement benefits afforded to tenured faculty. Data reveals a large percentage struggle with financial insecurity, relying on public assistance, earning below poverty levels, and lacking access to healthcare, particularly during the pandemic. The resolution calls for a national study to fully investigate these inequities and publish the findings, recognizing the urgent need to address this widespread academic disparity.

Title

The Adjunct Crisis | The crisis of adjunctification/The crisis of being adjunct

Description

The crisis of adjunctification/The crisis of being adjunct

Keywords

faculty, opens, window, share, time, adjunct, part, email, equity, print, college, full, october, like, labor, education, have

NS Lookup

A 192.0.78.24, A 192.0.78.25

Dates

Created 2026-02-16

Updated 2026-02-16

Summarized 2026-03-18