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www-aaup-org-6876		Background Facts on Contingent Faculty Positions | AAUP			.html	application/xhtml+xml	3137	307	47	"Contingent" faculty positions include both partand full-time non-tenure-track appointments. The majority of faculty working on contingent appointments do not have professional careers outside of academe, and most teach basic core courses rather than narrow specialties. Tenure should be a big tent that provides due process protections for the academic freedom of all faculty; where contingent appointments predominate, it becomes instead a merit badge for a select few. Academic freedom is weakened when a majority of the faculty lack the protections of tenure. The insecure relationship between faculty members in contingent positions and their institutions can chill the climate for academic freedom, which is essential to the common good of a free society. Reports/Pubs AAUP Policies & Reports Academic Freedom and Tenure Investigations Standing Committee and Subcommittee Reports Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Due Process Professionalization as the Basis for Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance	./cache/www-aaup-org-6876.html	./txt/www-aaup-org-6876.txt