ABSTRACT
The following discusses part-time faculty in higher education, starting from their relatively low numbers and moving to their current status as teaching the majority of the higher education curriculum delivered in the U.S. This proliferation has given these important faculty increased collective bargaining rights, which is resulting in better job security, higher wages, retirement and health benefits that rival their full-time colleagues. This evolution presents certain challenges for college and university administrators, and a case study is presented detailing the experience of part-time faculty in a mid-size upper midwestern university, and suggestions for the management of this evolution.
