WhoringEconomist

Just to weigh in, I'm in an adjunct position and I only have my masters (I teach finance and economics courses). I teach at a smaller school with an acceptance rate (last I checked) hovering around 70%. We also boast pretty small class sizes and don't use TA's.

I've never discussed it with anyone, but I would assume part of the reason is that if you don't offer doctorates at your institution, then you don't have access to the labor pool you were part of.

Neither is he. He did mention it, but when your pay is significantly lower than the national average its obviously a topic of interest. Personally I don't agree that he should be paid any higher, but I get the feeling he may think the same way.

I'm adjunct faculty and have a second job where I make a considerably large income. I choose to teach because I enjoy it and while the extra paycheck is nice I could easily live without it.