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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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.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Harvard Faculty Suspended From Library Over Protest Josh Moody Fri, 10/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Roughly two dozen faculty members will temporarily lose access to Harvard’s main library following a silent protest in support of students punished for the same reason. Byline(s) Josh Moody
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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.
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.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The University of Michigan Faculty Senate voted last week to censure the Board of Regents for its response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the spring and its adoption of an institutional neutrality policy without faculty involvement.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Connecting First-Gen Faculty and Students Ashley Mowreader Wed, 11/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Many first-generation students can feel alone in higher education. Colleges raise up role models in their first-generation faculty and staff who have been in students’ shoes. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
In an Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey conducted shortly before the election, over 90 percent of faculty strongly or somewhat agreed that academic freedom is under threat.
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.”
Academe Blog
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
BY MATTHEW BOEDY A first-of-its-kind survey of higher education faculty across the South has revealed that an overwhelming majority of respondents in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas are deeply dissatisfied with the current state of higher education. (..)
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.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 10, 2023
The three unions representing over 9,000 faculty members voted to walk out after almost a year of working without a contract.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
How Some Faculty Plan to Handle Class on Election Day Johanna Alonso Mon, 11/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Some professors plan to bring the election into the classroom Tuesday to encourage civic engagement, while others will cancel class altogether to facilitate voting. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
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.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 14, 2024
Exposing the Inequity of Faculty Counteroffers jessica.blake@… Tue, 05/14/2024 - 03:00 AM A new study shows that women and faculty of color who receive outside job offers are far less likely than their white, male peers to receive a counteroffer to stay at their current institution. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 20, 2024
Library Faculty Eliminated Amid ‘Fiscal Insanity’ at Western Illinois kathryn.palmer… Tue, 08/20/2024 - 03:00 AM The university laid off all its library faculty as part of massive cuts, leaving employees and supporters to wonder how the library will serve campus constituents. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 5, 2024
Faculty Power on the Line in Kentucky Ryan Quinn Wed, 06/05/2024 - 03:00 AM University of Kentucky leaders are on the verge of replacing a strong University Senate with a purely advisory body. Faculty members are asking a simple question: Why? Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 15, 2024
Faculty Panel Recommends Firing Joe Gow Josh Moody Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The former University of Wisconsin at La Crosse chancellor was fired last year for making pornography with his wife. Now a panel has recommended he lose his faculty job and tenure. Byline(s) Josh Moody
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Last month, 95% of the California Faculty Association union authorized a strike as contract negotiations stalled.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 11, 2024
What does mentoring other faculty mean? When our department was challenged with establishing a requested program for all faculty, three P’s were apparent: People, Place, and Purpose. Networking with each other establishes collegiality and camaraderie that strengthens reciprocal relationships among faculty.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 16, 2024
Belmont University Permits Hiring Interfaith Faculty Sara Weissman Thu, 05/16/2024 - 03:00 AM The faith-based university in Tennessee has taken another step away from its longstanding tradition of hiring only Christian professors. Existing faculty are expected to have mixed reactions. Byline(s) Sara Weissman
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
More than 300 women faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder will receive back pay and a salary equity analyses every three years, following a $4.5 million settlement that the university reached following a class action lawsuit that was filed alleging widespread gender pay discrimination.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Black, Hispanic Faculty Far Less Likely to Get ‘Gold Standard’ Tenure Recommendations Ryan Quinn Tue, 10/15/2024 - 03:00 AM A study published this month focusing on five unnamed universities adds to research on racial disparities in the professoriate. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators Ryan Quinn Mon, 09/09/2024 - 03:00 AM The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 6, 2024
A new report on faculty representation sheds light on the wide-ranging effects of pervasive inequities.
University Business
JULY 29, 2024
Faculty learning communities (FLC) as an approach to improving pedagogy have their roots in 1979 when the first FLC was launched at Miami University by Dr. Milton D. FLCs provide faculty with the chance to work in a trans-disciplinary fashion on matters of importance to a cohort or a particular topic for the cohort to work on.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 1, 2024
In higher education, forgetting the pandemic means we are more likely to fail to address its ongoing detrimental effects on faculty, staff and student well-being.
Academe Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
BY HANK REICHMAN Today, as the UC Regents were completing their meeting at the UCLA campus, the Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA), a partner of the AAUP, and the faculty associations at UC Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Cruz filed an amended unfair labor practice (ULP) complaint against… (..)
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Facing Budget Cuts and Faculty Pushback, Brandeis President Resigns Katherine Knott Thu, 09/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Faculty members accused Liebowitz of “damaging errors of judgment and poor leadership,” citing his handling of pro-Palestinian protests and recent layoffs. Byline(s) Katherine Knott
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 27, 2024
The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSIs) has released a new report that highlights the unique challenges and needs of early-career faculty at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.”
Gray Associates
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Discover how thoughtful faculty allocation can unlock greater efficiency and elevate student success. By comparing Contemporary University’s current faculty distribution with industry benchmarks, we uncover ways to redeploy full-time faculty across course levels, optimizing cost-per-student-credit-hour and boosting outcomes.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 12, 2024
All seven full-time nursing faculty members at Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigned Wednesday in response to high workloads and accreditation concerns, according to KFYR-TV, Bismarck’s NBC affiliate.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2024
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents overwhelmingly approved a plan Thursday to lay off numerous tenured faculty members as part of the closure of UW-Milwaukee’s College of General Studies.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 14, 2024
Faculty representatives at the University of Pittsburgh have ratified the first union contract that sets a salary and wage minimum for workers at the university. The tentative agreement is over two years in the making since the university’s faculty voted to unionize as the USW–Union of Pitt Faculty. all faculty.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
of Florida forced faculty cooperation with a GOP-backed civics center. By Garrett Shanley The inside story of how a president and a dean forced professors to cooperate with the Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Students Outrunning Faculty in AI Use Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 10/31/2023 - 03:00 AM A new study finds over half of students use generative AI, while more than 75 percent of faculty members do not regularly use the technology. Byline(s) Lauren Coffey
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Female Law Faculty, Students Across the Country Are Getting Unsettling Texts Ryan Quinn Tue, 09/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Since the start of the year, women law professors, deans and students have received messages on their personal cellphones saying things like, “Law school isn’t fair for us men.” The FBI is reportedly investigating.
Academe Blog
AUGUST 12, 2024
BY MATTHEW BOEDY The 2024 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are a faculty member of any kind in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas we want to hear from you. Here is the link to the survey.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
A union of full-time faculty at a New Jersey community college say they’re striking—against participating in a single grant program.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Michigan State University (MSU) tenure-track faculty have launched a public unionization campaign to gain more influence in administrative decision-making, The State News reported. To be recognized as a collective bargaining group, the Union of Tenure Stream Faculty will need support from a simple majority of MSU’s tenure-track faculty.
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