Faculty learning communities 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.
The University of Texas at Austin and Emerson College have recently announced staff layoffs due to declining enrollment numbers and internal crises linked to the recent wave of protests. Some staff believe institutions are using the demonstrations as a scapegoat to downsize.
How can two- and four-year colleges alleviate employee dissatisfaction and retain talent in a post-pandemic workplace? Leaders from William & Mary and Montgomery County Community College share their perspectives.
Two universities that have embraced remote work in some of their departments have experienced early signs of better staff recruitment, performance, work morale and performance.
The American College President Study (ACPS) 2023 Edition found that the majority of today's leaders still fit the status quo of nearly 20 years ago: white, 60-year-old men. However, the rate of women at an institution's helm has increased by almost 12% since the turn of the century.
Over the past three decades, the U.S. academic workforce is steadily relying more on part-time and full-time non-tenure track faculty, as well as graduate student workers with independent teaching responsibilities, according to report from AAUP.
The number of female-led colleges and universities around the world increased this year, and America is leading the charge. Of the 48 top-ranked schools around the world helmed by a woman, 16 represent the red, white and blue, according to Times Higher Education (THE).
"The next President should come already equipped to lead an institution of this caliber rather than aiming to learn on the job," the University of Florida Faculty Senate's no-confidence resolution says.
Business executive Nuno Fernandes will lead a powerful but embattled American Public University System; newly appointed University of New Haven chancellor steps down.
U-M names Santa Ono of the University of British Columbia as its next leader; Penn State's Bendapudi faces allegations from former colleague at Louisville.
Student organizing is a very real possibility and colleges and universities should understand what union recognition and bargaining mean for their institutions.
Union vows to fight new legislation on free speech but warns that morale among professors is sinking across the state, with some reconsidering their positions.
Small private Bryant University in Rhode Island is on the map after its tournament appearance, but it has been a standout for students seeking careers.
A new interim chancellor, an update on standardized tests and a check on every university in its system are some of the moves being made to improve its image.
