Southeastern IHEs Spending Less On Faculty Salaries
Tennessee and Georgia colleges have contributed less to faculty salaries in the past decade than most states in the Southeast. Studies show at the same time, fewer tenured faculty members — who usually receive the highest salaries — are being hired and replacements are cheaper, part-time adjunct instructors. Over the last few years, landing better-paying jobs in higher education has been increasingly difficult as the percentage of tenured faculty shrinks. “(Adjuncts) are cheap labor,” said Dr.

