Universities are increasingly staffed by adjunct instructors, with the number of adjuncts reported as exceeding the combined total of tenured and tenure-track professors. The articles describe this shift as a structural change in higher education that affects both the academic workforce and students’ learning conditions.
Both outlets characterize the current model as unsustainable. They point to the growing dependence on non-tenure-track labor and suggest that, as the workforce composition changes, job security and continuity of instruction become key concerns. The reports align on the core claim that adjuncting has become the dominant employment category in higher education.
While the excerpts provided from both sources are closely aligned and do not detail specific data, institutional examples, or proposed solutions, they share the same overall framing: adjunct work is expanding faster than permanent academic positions, and this trend is portrayed as problematic for instructors and students alike.
