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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing data from the National Center for Education Statistics on patterns of faculty appointments and graduate student employment, AAUP makes clear that there is an ever-increasing reliance on contingent faculty. Paying tenured and tenure-track faculty may lead to cuts in other areas, for example student services.

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Under Siege: Attacks on DEI and its Implications for Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They pledged millions to initiatives such as hiring diverse faculty, appointing Chief Diversity Officers, revising curricula to address issues of race and power, and implementing new systems to report and address bias and discrimination. Dr. Royel M. What we learned may not surprise you.

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Universities can set up in India but regulations pose challenge

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India wants to internationalise its higher education system and tackle brain-drain, as set out in the 2020 National Education Policy , while foreign institutions are keen to capitalise on the growing demand from Indian students. International faculty appointed to teach at the Indian campus must stay in India for at least a semester.

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Why did U of Florida suddenly fire its honors director?

Inside Higher Ed

” The university did not respond to a question about this change in policy Monday, or provide any details about how Law was fired, or why, when asked. “This was dictated to us by the vice president of enrollment management.” Law remains a distinguished professor of engineering at UF.

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Wave of Higher Ed Union Strikes Swells Nationwide

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Funding for higher ed, especially in the public sector, has not kept up with growth, demand, and inflation in the Public Policy Institute of California, last three to four decades, said Dr. Tobias Higbie, professor of history and labor studies at UCLA and director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.

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Why did Allegheny cut its Chinese program?

Inside Higher Ed

Also concerned that Allegheny violated its own tenure policies, as well as the American Association of University Professors’ widely followed tenure policies, Shi reached out to her campus AAUP chapter and the national association. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. That is still pending. Questions About Process.

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Innovative and Engaging Communications in and Beyond the Academy

GlobalHigherEd

In fact, the concept of what is a “discipline” is worth reflecting on in an era of joint faculty appointments between computer science and literature or philosophy and the growing number of innovative instructional programs that combine information technology, creative arts and business.