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The AAUP's Committee on Women in the Academic Profession wrote a letter to the United States Departments of Justice and Education concerning their resolution agreement regarding an investigation of the University of Montana's handling of allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
Characteristics of Part-Time Faculty Who Would Prefer Full-Time Position at Current Institution
Characteristics of Part-Time Faculty Who Would Prefer Full-Time Position at Current Institution
|
No PhD or first professional degree and not retired
|
Holds PhD or first professional degree and not retired
|
Retired |
|
| Number (and percentage) of individuals in group |
124,358
(68% of total) |
34,415
(19% of total) |
25,424
(14% of total) |
| Male |
48%
|
55%
|
70%
|
| Average age |
44
|
48
|
56
|
| Single, never married |
17%
|
18%
|
9%
|
| White, non-Hispanic |
84%
|
82%
|
85%
|
| Has dependent children |
47%
|
49%
|
28%
|
| Average basic institutional income |
$10,464
|
$13,852
|
$10,833
|
| Average total individual income |
$37,453
|
$47,616
|
$52,926
|
| Average total household income |
$70,931
|
$88,230
|
$94,038
|
| Percent with a full-time “other” job |
39%
|
36%
|
—
|
| Number of other jobs: | |||
| Zero |
25%
|
35%
|
—
|
| One |
54%
|
48%
|
—
|
| Two or more |
21%
|
17%
|
—
|
| Number of other jobs involving instruction: | |||
| Zero |
84%
|
79%
|
—
|
| One |
13%
|
17%
|
—
|
| Two or more |
3%
|
4%
|
—
|
| This is first job |
54%
|
33%
|
—
|
| Year first job began (median) |
1998
|
1993
|
—
|
| First job is or was part time |
85%
|
67%
|
—
|
| Fields of teaching: | |||
| Visual and performing arts |
16%
|
5%
|
8%
|
| Business, management, or marketing |
8%
|
7%
|
12%
|
| Computer and information systems |
5%
|
2%
|
7%
|
| Education |
9%
|
8%
|
9%
|
| English language and literature |
14%
|
7%
|
9%
|
| Health professions and clinical sciences |
8%
|
6%
|
4%
|
| Mathematics and statistics |
5%
|
5%
|
8%
|
| Social sciences (except psychology) and history |
7%
|
13%
|
11%
|
| All other fields |
28%
|
47%
|
32%
|
| Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (2004). | |||
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