Universities in the US are no longer institutions of higher learning; they are hedge funds with affiliated football and basketball teams. Because of this, unive

Universities in the US are no longer institutions of higher learning; they are hedge funds with affiliated football and basketball teams. Because of this, universities have decided to drastically cut costs by replacing tenure-track positions with adjuncts. About 58% of faculty at American universities are non-tenure track, and that number is likely to increase over the coming decade as tenured professors retire [1]. [1] https://www.aaup.org/report/status-non-tenure-track-faculty https://www.aaup.org/report/status-non-tenure-track-faculty