In (and Out of) New Orleans, Part-Time Faculty Struggle to Rebuild Careers and Lives
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When Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans on August 29, 2005, it damaged not only the city and the campuses of its 11 accredited, non-profit four- and two-year universities, but also the careers of their part-time faculty, who numbered more than 1,300. Almost a year after the disaster, part-timers who survived the hurricane are still struggling to rebuild their careers and lives. Tulane University, with a pre-Katrina enrollment of approximately 13,000, has instituted sweeping changes in its use of part-time faculty since the hurricane struck. In 2004, Peterson’s 4-Year College Guide reported that 442 of Tulane’s 962 faculty members (or […]