English first year composition is one such area. In Veterinary Medicine there is an explosion of hospital cases that prompted the hiring of nontenure-track clinical appointments. And the College of Design is never fully funded so they must use adjunct professors extensively. Adjuncts are needed because they have valuable practical experience. Christie said academic freedom a big issue that should not be overlooked.
Academic freedom is based on job protection.
Without job protection, censorship in the classroom prevails, and the quality of education suffers. Christie also said we need to recognize that the national system for ranking universities is elitist. Universities that have large percentages of nontenure-line instructors put university rankings in jeopardy. Creating new knowledge. We are a research university.