US: Hiring temporary academics on the rise

by E Wayne Ross on February 16, 2009

World University News: US: Hiring temporary academics on the rise
Writer: John Richard Schrock*
Date: 15 February 2009

Universities across America are resorting to hiring freezes in the face of budget reductions. But a dangerous attitude is developing among higher education officials nationwide who see this is as an opportunity to change the way universities permanently operate by hiring more temporary faculty to teach a course and then leave.