In fall 1998, a majority of instructional faculty and staff were involved in undergraduate teaching: 85 percent reported being engaged in some kinds of undergraduate teaching activities,³ and 83 percent reported providing at least one type of instruction to undergraduates, which could include for-credit classroom instruction, individual instruction,⁴ and academic committee work.⁵

While there were different ways of delivering instruction to undergraduates, classroom teaching was the most common: in fall 1998, 77 percent of instructional faculty and staff reported teaching at least one undergraduate class for credit,⁶ compared with 42 percent who provided individual instruction and 18 percent who served on academic committees. This pattern held true for both full- and part-time faculty.⁷