[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 312 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 312

 Recognizing the valuable contributions of higher education faculty in 
                the education of our Nation's students.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2003

  Mr. Kildee submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the valuable contributions of higher education faculty in 
                the education of our Nation's students.

Whereas the United States system of higher education is widely recognized as the 
        finest in the world;
Whereas that system has traditionally been based on a corps of full-time faculty 
        who are attaining tenure based on achievements in teaching, research, 
        and service;
Whereas the Department of Education has documented the erosion of that corps of 
        full-time faculty working toward tenure over the last 25 years;
Whereas those faculty members have been replaced with a growing number of 
        contingent employees, including part-time and adjunct faculty, full-time 
        non-tenure-track faculty, and graduate employees who together represent 
        nearly two-thirds of the instructional workforce in higher education;
Whereas the compensation, benefits, and professional support accorded to 
        contingent employees in higher education is woefully inadequate in most 
        instances;
Whereas despite these conditions, part-time and adjunct faculty, full-time non-
        tenure-track faculty, and graduate employees teach with distinction and 
        make major contributions to the institutions they serve; and
Whereas demonstrations and other public awareness events will be held at 
        colleges and universities all over the United States between October 27 
        and October 31, 2003 to highlight the contributions of part-time and 
        adjunct faculty, full-time non-tenure-track faculty, and graduate 
        employees and to call for fair and equitable treatment of these 
        employees and a return to the use full-time tenured faculty: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) recognizes the contributions of over three-quarters of 
        a million part-time and adjunct faculty, full-time non-tenure-
        track faculty, and graduate employees who teach in colleges and 
        universities across the United States;
            (2) supports the efforts of organizations to raise public 
        awareness of the conditions in which these contingent employees 
        work; and
            (3) supports solutions which provide fair and equitable 
        treatment for contingent employees in higher education and 
        promote the return to a significant and stable corps of full-
        time, tenure-track faculty in United States institutions of 
        higher education.
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