All but nine percent of each type of institution already offered or planned to offer them in the next three years. To date, public institutions have been more active in this area than have private institutions. As institutions employ new technologies to broaden access to postsecondary education, this strategy refocuses attention on who has access to computers and the Internet. As the student population in the United States has become more diverse, many institutions have attempted to increase the diversity of their faculties as well. There is evidence of success.
Adequate salaries are necessary to attract and retain highly qualified faculty.
Since then, average pay across the ranks as a whole has risen, but the purchasing power of salaries within each rank has not been fully recovered. Part-time faculty provide institutions with a flexible work force that allows them to adjust to enrollment changes, fill temporary vacancies, teach specialized courses, and reduce faculty costs.