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ANALYZING HOW PART-TIME FACULTY AFFECT INSTITUTI-onal research activity is not a simple task. The AAUP's 1993 report on the status of non-tenure-track faculty, published in AAUP Policy Documents and Reports (1995), points out that some types of part-time faculty can have a positive impact on research productivity. These include a[n]on-tenure-track researchers who can be supported by grants directly or through overhead payments," and those who are employed to provide "release time from teaching for senior faculty." Anecdotal evidence suggests, however, that the escalation in the use of part-time faculty does not signify an increase in externally funded research appointments. Nor does the hiring z S
