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Is the political climate in southern states driving a faculty exodus?

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

One-third of faculty in Florida, Texas, Georgia and North Carolina said they would pursue out-of-state jobs in the coming year, AAUP found.

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Building Bridges: The Case for Inter-Faculty Learning

Wonkhe

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The post Building Bridges: The Case for Inter-Faculty Learning appeared first on Wonkhe. Gemma Ahearne and Matt Murphy argue that in order to prepare students for the workplace, they need to be able to communicate across different disciplines.

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Adjunct faculty face low pay, minimal administrative support, AFT finds

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A new American Federation of Teachers survey documents the struggles contingent faculty face, including a lack of healthcare and job security.

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Oakland University averts faculty strike with tentative deal

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

With negotiations in mediation and a potential work stoppage looming, the Michigan institution agreed to raises for faculty over the next five years.

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Cal State faculty start 1-day strikes

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A faculty union hasn’t been able to reach an agreement on pay and other issues with the nation’s largest four-year higher ed system.

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Cal State faculty union inches closer to strike

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The California Faculty Association said it remains far apart from the university system on pay, parental leave and other policies.

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Drake U seeks academic program and faculty cuts

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Iowa nonprofit is looking to eliminate a majority of its adjunct faculty positions, according to the minutes of a November faculty senate meeting.

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Women and faculty of color in tenure-track jobs still face promotion hurdles, CUPA-HR finds

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 6, 2024

A new report on faculty representation sheds light on the wide-ranging effects of pervasive inequities.

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Two Michigan universities face potential faculty strikes

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Unions at Oakland University and Western Michigan University are pushing their institutions for better compensation amid an uptick in labor stoppages across industries.

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Embedding employability through cross-faculty learning

Wonkhe

JUNE 7, 2023

The post Embedding employability through cross-faculty learning appeared first on Wonkhe. Matt Jones and Gemma Ahearne explain how an innovative interdisciplinary dissertation module enhanced their students' sense of belonging, learning outcomes, and employability.

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Faculty satisfaction is on the rise despite ongoing challenges

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Faculty are working through lasting impacts from COVID and the rise of AI. Read the findings of our latest survey of over 1,000 professors.

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Cal State faculty plan to strike in December

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Last month, 95% of the California Faculty Association union authorized a strike as contract negotiations stalled.

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Cal State faculty union plan 5-day strike in January

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The four-year system and the California Faculty Association remain at odds on matters like pay and parental leave.

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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville faculty object to potential acquisition of the University of Phoenix

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 31, 2023

The for-profit’s history of poor student outcomes is one reason the system should not go through with a purchase, the faculty senate said.

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Faculty History University Students

Research shows deep class and wealth divisions between faculty and broader society. Can colleges change that?

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Amid worries that faculty backgrounds limit what gets taught and researched, some critics say upper-class faculty are a feature of the system, not a bug.

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Just over 1 in 10 faculty say their college has set classroom ChatGPT guidance, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 15, 2023

Private institution faculty reported being more satisfied with how their college handled chatbot policies than other instructors.

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WVU must involve faculty when making academic cuts, AAUP says

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 18, 2023

The organization criticized a lack of faculty input in the university's decision-making and urged leadership to affirm its dedication to shared governance.

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Salaries for full-time faculty tick up 0.4% after inflation, AAUP finds

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 26, 2024

However, inflation-adjusted salaries are still far below what they were before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Why one community college outsourced its adjunct faculty

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Northwestern Michigan College’s adjuncts will be employees of Edustaff, an unusual higher ed staffing model meant to cut costs.

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Harvard University suspends library access for faculty protesters

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2024

One legal expert questioned the institution’s decision to penalize participants despite their study-in appearing to be "totally non-disruptive.”

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AAUP: DEI statements can be valuable to faculty recruiting

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The increasing attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts often conflate "institutional values with imposed orthodoxies,” the group said.

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Cal State, California Faculty Association reach tentative labor agreement

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

The deal, which still needs to be ratified, came after just one day of a systemwide strike initially planned for the entire week.

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Dickinson State faculty plead to preserve academic programs — and their jobs

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The North Dakota college’s president said it must cut degrees and tenured positions to counter a potential $1 million budget hole.

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Faculty Degree College

Nearly 90 Portland State University faculty face potential layoffs

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The public university’s AAUP chapter has criticized leadership for turning to job cuts while spending on construction and has questioned its budget stance.

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Faculty University Leadership

University of Lynchburg to cut programs, staff and faculty positions

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 31, 2024

The private institution is winding down 12 majors, 25 minors and five graduate programs — a restructuring it called “a catalyst for strategic transformation.”

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Cal State system and faculty union hit bargaining impasse, strike threat looms

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 31, 2023

The parties will participate in state-administered mediation after failing to find agreement on issues like pay and parental leave.

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Penn faculty say outside groups are threatening its academic freedom

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Professors expressed concerns after a major donor asked the university's trustees about potential changes to its academic departments.

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Dickinson State University president resigns following exodus of nursing faculty

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 16, 2024

Steve Easton said he is stepping aside so the university can rehire the instructors who left in protest of new workload policies.

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Western Illinois University to cut nearly 90 faculty and staff roles

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 12, 2024

The public institution has been wrestling with rising costs, falling enrollment and a mounting deficit.

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Over 30 tenured faculty face layoffs under University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee plan

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 15, 2024

The institution’s chancellor recommended closing a general studies college that supports two-year degrees.

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Faculty Degree University Institution

Ripe for poaching: Will DeSantis’ higher ed policies drive out Florida faculty?

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 7, 2023

One university provost has already publicly promised to recruit Florida students and professors amid the state’s political strife.

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Dickinson State finalizes plan to cut 7 programs, 5 tenured faculty

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

North Dakota’s higher ed board will need to OK eliminating degrees at the public college.

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Faculty Degree College

Inflation-adjusted salaries for full-time faculty fell 7.5% during the pandemic

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 14, 2023

The AAUP also documented stark pay differences by gender in its annual compensation report.

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Temple University strikes tentative deal with faculty union

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The five-year contract would give full-time union employees $10,000 across-the-board raises, the Temple Association of University Professionals said.

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The shift to majority contingent faculty is more harmful to tenure than GOP attacks

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

Political attacks on tenure won’t matter if it’s effectively eliminated to save money with contingent positions, one professor emeritus argues.

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WVU faculty members vote no confidence in President Gordon Gee

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

They also passed a motion calling on the university to freeze ongoing academic restructuring, which includes plans to cut programs and positions.

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Academic cuts loom at UNC-Greensboro. Faculty question whether they’re needed at all.

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The North Carolina college is gearing up to drop degree programs, though one analysis found it’s in sound financial shape.

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Faculty Degree College

Christian Brothers University to eliminate 28 faculty positions and a dozen programs

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Catholic institution's board instructed it to reduce its operating budget by $4 million after it declared financial exigency in September.

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Faculty University Institution

Lesley University to lay off faculty as it phases out 4 degrees

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Enrollment has tanked at the private Massachusetts institution, where the president has faced two no-confidence votes.

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University of Dayton to shed faculty, weigh program cuts

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The private institution has avoided deficits and steep enrollment declines, but wants to maintain ‘relative institutional strength.’

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Bradley University looks to cut over 20 programs and 68 faculty positions

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The move comes after the president of the Illinois private nonprofit announced a $13 million budget shortfall.

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Fontbonne University to cut 21 academic programs, at least 18 faculty jobs

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The reductions will save the Roman Catholic college in Missouri about $2.3 million in fiscal 2025.

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Faculty University College

Florida faculty question if they can hire grad students from ‘countries of concern’

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The state recently restricted when its public colleges can partner with nations like China and Iran, raising questions about international recruitment.

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Faculty Recruitment Students College

3 Western Michigan U faculty unions vote no confidence in president

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The resolution comes amid threats of a labor strike after protracted negotiations over compensation and healthcare.

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Is the political climate in southern states driving a faculty exodus?

Building Bridges: The Case for Inter-Faculty Learning

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Adjunct faculty face low pay, minimal administrative support, AFT finds

Oakland University averts faculty strike with tentative deal

Cal State faculty start 1-day strikes

Cal State faculty union inches closer to strike

Drake U seeks academic program and faculty cuts

Women and faculty of color in tenure-track jobs still face promotion hurdles, CUPA-HR finds

Two Michigan universities face potential faculty strikes

Embedding employability through cross-faculty learning

Faculty satisfaction is on the rise despite ongoing challenges

Cal State faculty plan to strike in December

Cal State faculty union plan 5-day strike in January

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville faculty object to potential acquisition of the University of Phoenix

Research shows deep class and wealth divisions between faculty and broader society. Can colleges change that?

Just over 1 in 10 faculty say their college has set classroom ChatGPT guidance, survey finds

WVU must involve faculty when making academic cuts, AAUP says

Salaries for full-time faculty tick up 0.4% after inflation, AAUP finds

Why one community college outsourced its adjunct faculty

Harvard University suspends library access for faculty protesters

AAUP: DEI statements can be valuable to faculty recruiting

Cal State, California Faculty Association reach tentative labor agreement

Dickinson State faculty plead to preserve academic programs — and their jobs

Nearly 90 Portland State University faculty face potential layoffs

University of Lynchburg to cut programs, staff and faculty positions

Cal State system and faculty union hit bargaining impasse, strike threat looms

Penn faculty say outside groups are threatening its academic freedom

Dickinson State University president resigns following exodus of nursing faculty

Western Illinois University to cut nearly 90 faculty and staff roles

Over 30 tenured faculty face layoffs under University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee plan

Ripe for poaching: Will DeSantis’ higher ed policies drive out Florida faculty?

Dickinson State finalizes plan to cut 7 programs, 5 tenured faculty

Inflation-adjusted salaries for full-time faculty fell 7.5% during the pandemic

Temple University strikes tentative deal with faculty union

The shift to majority contingent faculty is more harmful to tenure than GOP attacks

WVU faculty members vote no confidence in President Gordon Gee

Academic cuts loom at UNC-Greensboro. Faculty question whether they’re needed at all.

Christian Brothers University to eliminate 28 faculty positions and a dozen programs

Lesley University to lay off faculty as it phases out 4 degrees

University of Dayton to shed faculty, weigh program cuts

Bradley University looks to cut over 20 programs and 68 faculty positions

Fontbonne University to cut 21 academic programs, at least 18 faculty jobs

Florida faculty question if they can hire grad students from ‘countries of concern’

3 Western Michigan U faculty unions vote no confidence in president

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