Category Archives: Publications

On Labor Day 2010, the American Association of University Professors released a report about the increasingly untenable changes to the tenure system and the exploitation of contingent faculty on our college campuses. The report calls on colleges and universities to … Continue reading →

The AAUP recently released a report entitled Conversion of Appointments to Tenure Track (2009). The report was prepared by a subcommittee of the Committee on Contingent Faculty and the Profession and has been approved by the parent committee for publication … Continue reading →

In March of 2010, AFT conducted a survey of Part-Time and Adjunct Faculty. Continue reading →

In 2006, the American Association of University Professors compiled data to document the increasing predominance of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in America’s colleges and universities. Continue reading →

A publication of the AFT. Continue reading →

Over the last five years, AFT has been working to address the ongoing academic staffing crisis through its Faculty and College Excellence (FACE) campaign. This page is dedicated to discussing these efforts. Continue reading →

An AFT report detailing how all academic professionals can work together in the face of continuing cuts to higher education. Continue reading →

An October 2008 report on the explosive growth of contingent faculty in the academy and suggestions for reversing these trends. Continue reading →