If the adjuncts are treated well....

Not surprisingly a new study described in today's Chronicle found that when adjuncts receive benefits, they are more satisfied with their salaries (compared to those paid the same with no benefits) and with their decision to have an academic career. What is more enlightening is the link between adjuncts receiving benefits and the satisfaction reported by full-time faculty at those same institutions.

Newest data on higher ed staffing and salaries

IPEDS data reported by NCES:
"This report presents information from the Winter 2007-08 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) web-based data collection. Tabulations represent data requested from all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal student financial aid programs. The tables in this publication include data on the number of staff employed in Title IV postsecondary institutions in fall 2007 by primary function/occupational activity, length of contract/teaching period, employment status, salary class interval, faculty and tenure status, academic rank, race/ethnicity, and gender. Also included are tables on the number of full-time instructional faculty employed in Title IV postsecondary institutions in 2007-08 by length of contract/teaching period, academic rank, gender, and average salaries."
To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009154