A burgeoning literature has documented the influence of adjunct instructors on student
subsequent interest and success, but very little is known about the underlying mechanisms …

A growing literature documents significant differences in college student outcomes between
adjunct and full-time instructors, although less is known regarding the causes of these …

College and universities are increasingly using part-time, adjunct instructors on their
faculties to facilitate greater fiscal flexibility. However, critics argue that the use of adjuncts is …

Although rising average grades appear to be common at post-secondary institutions in the
US, there is still little work examining mechanisms driving this increase in grades. This paper …

Higher education has increasingly relied on part-time, adjunct instructors. Critics argue that
adjuncts reduce educational quality because they often have less education than full-time …

One of the most pronounced trends in higher education over the last decade has been the
increased reliance on instructors outside of the traditional full-time, Ph. D.-trained model …

Based on a dataset on two-and four-year college students and instructors from an
anonymous state that includes detailed instructor employment information, this paper …

The rise of non-tenure track, part-time faculty, referred to as adjuncts, has brought a
significant shift to the academic workforce. The count of part-time faculty on campuses has …

Students experience challenges with persistence, retention, graduation, and overall
academic success in colleges and universities, particularly when courses are taught by …

Based on a novel data set that links college administrative information with earnings records
from a state college system for both public two‐year and four‐year colleges, this study …