University of Montana eyes cutting adjuncts [View all]

The University of Montana is working to trim faculty and class offerings ahead of an uncertain fall semester, with announcements coming as soon as next week on who will be offered a job in the fall.

UM administrators are looking at each course taught by non-tenure-track faculty to see if there is sufficient student demand to continue offering it, and whether it can be reassigned to tenure-track professors.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into planning for the next academic year as universities across the country monitor whether students are able, or even willing, to return to in-person classes.

Among the factors that are still big unknowns are a possible cold-weather resurgence of the virus, students’ willingness to come to crowded campuses far from home, and the economic effect on students trying to find ways to afford tuition and living expenses.

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