That s easy. The adjunct question is very difficult. It s going to blow up unless institutions confront it squarely and look at the conditions under which adjunct faculty are teaching. But some people want to do adjunct teaching, and some programs use adjuncts in ways that are perfectly appropriate. Take our graduate program in computer science, for example.
Creative writing is another opportunity.
I know it s wrong to have adjunct and part-time teaching because you want to cut economic corners. On the other hand, in a private institution you can have enormous economic pressures. You can t make tuition so high that it deprives poor kids of the opportunity to come here. I m sure you re aware of the recent discussions about possible alternatives to tenure like long-term contracts that reward faculty members with higher salaries or more frequent sabbaticals. The AAUP, as you know, has opposed those initiatives.