Richard,

Our adjunct pay scale is based on the highest degree earned and the 
college-level teaching experience of the adjunct.  It has not been 
subject-specific at all.

I do have a study performed last fall of pay scales for our area.  I 
am happy to forward this to you if you wish.  It addresses base rates 
but not practices by area.

At 09:48 AM 10/25/2007, you wrote:
>Good morning,
>
>I am seeking information regarding practices with adjunct faculty salary.
>
>We have some base rate variation for adjunct faculty but for the 
>most part pay per credit hour is uniform. An exception, for example, 
>are adjunct faculty in accounting who are paid at a higher rate than the norm.
>
>I am not concerned with incremental increases to pay which depend on 
>years of experience either at one's own institution or elsewhere or 
>the highest degree earned, but just the base rate.
>
>Our department chairs, particularly those in Arts & Sciences, 
>believe that it may be necessary now to set the base rate at the 
>department level much more broadly. In other words, each academic 
>department may have its own pay structure for adjuncts.
>
>As these issues effect coverage of introductory general education or 
>liberal arts courses most often, such as college algebra, a first 
>course in Spanish or intro to psychology, I am interested in hearing 
>of practices of both 2 year and 4 year schools.
>
>Thanks if you can help,
>
>Richard
>
>Richard Pulskamp, PhD
>Director of Institutional Research
>Xavier University
>Cincinnati, OH 45204
>Phone: 513.745.3665
>Fax: 513.745.3145
>

Nancy J. Roszell, Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Research
Wilmington College
Wilmington, OH  45177
1-800-341-9318 ext. 621
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