In some departments, at the beginning of the academic year, part-time faculty meet with the departmental teaching coordinator to discuss teaching methodology, department teaching procedures, and expectations. Each part-time faculty member typically has a mentor or a senior faculty member who observes teaching methodology and reviews grading practices. At semester's end, they are evaluated by their students and senior faculty. Fewer nonwhite than white faculty, and more female than male faculty agree that part-time faculty are effective teachers. The responses by academic rank indicate that agreement at the levels of professor, associate professor, and assistant professor is about the same as the overall agreement, while the level of agreement is 75 percent among instructors and lecturers.
Department heads report that part-time faculty are generally provided office space with a telephone.
They are required to post office hours and to include office hours and office phone numbers in syllabi.