Fewer adjuncts points to bigger problem - Hudson Valley 360

If you’re the type that sees the glass half full, then the Columbia-Greene Community College operating budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year decreasing an overall 3 percent with a parallel decrease in salaries comes as good news. But if you see the glass half empty, there is this to ponder: The decreases can be traced to the retirement of a large number of faculty and there are fewer adjunct professors because of a decline in student enrollment. In short, the savings in the budget are largely a function of attrition. And the big question — What to do about shrinking enrollment? — looms unanswered. College administrators are dealing with this in the most sensible possible way. They have not considered replacing full-time professors with adjuncts to save money because full-time staff are on campus more and are more accessible to students. https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/article/fewer-adjuncts-points-bigger-problem