Equality for Contingent Faculty: Overcoming the Two-Tier System

Appendix: Trends in Instructional Staff Employment Status

Appendix TrendsinInstructionalStaffEmploymentStatus The tables in this appendix show trends in instructional staff employment status from 1975 to 2011. The data comes from the US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS Fall Staff Survey. The tables were compiled by John Curtis, director of research and public policy at the AAUP Research Office. 235 Trends in Instructional Staff Employment Status, 1975–2011 (All institutions, national totals) 1975 1989 1993 Full-time tenured faculty 227,381 29.0% 272,661 27.6% 279,424 25.0% Full-time tenure-track faculty 126,300 16.1% 112,593 11.4% 114,278 10.2% Full-time non-tenure-track faculty 80,883 10.3% 139,173 14.1% 152,004 13.6% Part-time faculty 188,000 24.0% 299,794 30.4% 369,768 33.1% Graduate student employees 160,806 20.5% 163,298 16.5% 202,819 18.1% Total instructional staff 783,370 99.9% 987,518 100.0% 1,118,293 100.0% Contingent instructional staff 429,689 54.9% 602,265 61.0% 724,591 64.8% 1995 1999 2001 Full-time tenured faculty 284,870 24.8% 281,984 21.8% 278,825 20.3% Full-time tenure-track faculty 110,311 9.6% 114,855 8.9% 125,811 9.2% Full-time non-tenure-track faculty 155,641 13.6% 196,535 15.2% 213,232 15.5% Part-time faculty 380,884 33.2% 460,377 35.5% 495,315 36.0% Graduate student employees 215,909 18.8% 242,525 18.7% 261,136 19.0% Total instructional staff 1,147,615 100.0% 1,296,276 100.1% 1,374,319 100.0% Contingent instructional staff 752,434 65.6% 899,437 69.4% 969,683 70.6% 236 Equality for Contingent Faculty 2003 2005 2007 Full-time tenured faculty 282,429 19.3% 283,434 17.8% 290,581 17.2% Full-time tenure-track faculty 128,602 8.8% 131,140 8.2% 134,826 8.0% Full-time non-tenure-track faculty 219,388 15.0% 235,171 14.8% 251,361 14.9% Part-time faculty 543,137 37.0% 624,753 39.3% 684,668 40.5% Graduate student employees 292,801 20.0% 317,146 19.9% 328,979 19.5% Total instructional staff 1,466,357 100.1% 1,591,644 100.0% 1,690,415 100.1% Contingent instructional staff 1,055,326 72.0% 1,177,070 74.0% 1,265,008 74.8% 2009 2011 Full-time tenured faculty 297,460 16.8% 308,360 16.7% Full-time tenure-track faculty 135,250 7.6% 136,320 7.4% Full-time non-tenure-track faculty 266,441 15.1% 284,303 15.4% Part-time faculty 727,098 41.1% 761,996 41.3% Graduate student employees 342,393 19.4% 355,916 19.3% Total instructional staff 1,768,642 100.0% 1,846,895 100.1% Contingent instructional staff 1,335,932 75.5% 1,402,215 75.9% Notes: Figures for 2011 are estimated. Figures from 2005 have been corrected from those published in 2012. Figures are for degree-granting institutions only, but the precise category of institutions included has changed over time. Graduate student employee figure for 1975 is from 1976. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. Appendix 237 Trends in Instructional Staff Employment Status, 1975–2011 (All institutions, national totals) Rate of Growth, by Time Period 1975– 1989 1989– 1995 1995– 2001 2001– 2007 2007– 2011 1975– 2011 2001– 2011 Full-time tenured faculty 19.9% 4.5% -2.1% 4.2% 6.1% 35.6% 10.6% Full-time tenure-track faculty -10.9% -2.0% 14.1% 7.2% 1.1% 7.9% 8.4% Full-time non-tenure-track faculty 72.1% 11.8% 37.0% 17.9% 13.1% 251.5% 33.3% Part-time faculty 59.5% 27.0% 30.0% 38.2% 11.3% 305.3% 53.8% Graduate student employees 1.5% 32.2% 20.9% 26.0% 8.2% 121.3% 36.3% Total instructional staff 26.1% 16.2% 19.8% 23.0% 9.3% 135.8% 34.4% Contingent instructional staff 40.2% 24.9% 28.9% 30.5% 10.8% 226.3% 44.6% Tenured/tenure-track faculty 8.9% 2.6% 2.4% 5.1% 4...