April 23, 2009

2-Year Colleges Can Win Over Adjuncts With Benefits, Study Suggests

By Peter Schmidt

A new study of community-college faculty members suggests that offering adjuncts benefits like dental insurance does a lot to keep them showing up to work with a smile.

Adjunct faculty members who receive dental, health, disability, or life insurance are not only more likely to feel satisfied with their benefits packages—as would be expected—but they are also substantially more likely to feel satisfied with their salaries than are other adjuncts earning the same amount, the

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