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Supporting Student Success: Staff and Roles
UPCOMING: December 5, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET: Colleges prioritize student success through advising programs and performance-tracking systems, but staff burnout and turnover present a challenge. Join us to discuss it. With Support From Mongoose. Register here. -
Another Battle Over DEI
Wisconsin Governor Sues Republican Legislators for Holding University Pay Raises ‘Hostage’
The suit marks the latest clash over the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion — and control over higher education in the state. -
Title IX
A College Stopped Investigating a Professor’s Alleged Misconduct When He Quit. That’s Illegal, U.S. Says.
An Arcadia University instructor faced harassment complaints and resigned before an inquiry was completed. That could lead to “passing the harasser.” -
Faculty Workplace
Adjunct Professors Face a ‘Constant Struggle to Not Give Up,’ Report Says
A survey of faculty members off the tenure track, the third in a series from the American Federation of Teachers, paints a familiar picture of their workplace challenges. -
Grade Debate
A Spat Over Teaching Evaluations Roils a Department
Economics professors at James Madison University say they were reprimanded for giving too many low grades. -
Work and Life
What a Professor Learned About Academe While Working at Restaurants During His Sabbatical
Among the revelations for Matthew Batt: Three or four shifts per week at an upscale restaurant pulled in as much as his full salary as an associate professor with tenure. -
A 'Leaky Pipeline'
Even With Tenure, Women Are More Likely to Leave Higher Ed
Women who work at less prestigious institutions and in fields outside of STEM are also more likely to quit, according to a new study. -
'Booty Pop and Twerk'
The Real Housewife of Johns Hopkins University
Wendy Osefo is redefining what it means to be professorial. Her colleagues aren’t commenting. -
The Workplace
This Is One of the Loneliest Jobs on Campus
Social-media managers’ work often comes with high stress and little guidance. -
Beyond the Blame Game
Katalin Karikó Has Thoughts on How to Support Shunned Scholars Like Her
The 2023 Nobel Prize winner says universities should set aside some funding to back scientists whose work isn’t conventional enough to attract grants.
