Margaret Mary Vojtko , who taught at a university for 25 years , died in poverty . Gary Rhoades : Adjunct professors are paid very little and have no benefits . He says the dirty secret in higher education is that adjuncts are used a lot . Rhoades : The average adjunct salary was $45,000 last year.
Margaret Mary Vojtko , who taught at a university for 25 years , died in poverty . Gary Rhoades : Adjunct professors are paid very little and have no benefits . He says the dirty secret in higher education is that adjuncts are used a lot . Rhoades : Adjunct faculty do not deserve to be the new working poor in society .