"[W]hat is considered 'reasonable' [for counting hours of adjunct faculty] to university officials (say, crediting three hours of service for every hour taught) is quite different from how professional organizations representing adjunct faculty define reasonable (they'd like the hours of credit to be greater). Depending on how you count, it could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional costs to university health plans if several more adjuncts become eligible for coverage."  MORE >>