Over the past three decades, the faculty in US higher education have undergone a structural shift. Where full-time, tenure-line faculty once constituted the majority of college instructors, today non-tenure-track or part-time faculty teach nearly three out of four courses (American Association of University Professors [AAUP], 2022). Institutions often justify their reliance on contingent labor as a pragmatic solution to fiscal pressures and enrollment fluctuations. Adjunct instructors are paid on a per-course basis, generally without health benefits or job security, yielding immediate savings to institutional budgets (TIAA Institute, 2018).
Leading Like Lasso: Leadership Skills That Build and Sustain Positive Organizational Culture
On his first day coaching English football, Ted Lasso, played by Jason Sudeikis, walks into the locker room with no playbook, no soccer experience, and no intention of pretending he
Deborah Erickson and Katie Fischer
September 2, 2025