Date & Time: Wednesday, April 16th at 2 p.m. ET <br><br> With a faculty perspective from Maryville University, this 30-minute Ed Talk will explore how academic thought leadership can benefit both individual career progression for faculty, including tenure and research visibility, and institutional enrollment goals, particularly in graduate education. <br><br><em>***Attendees will be able to safely download a Help a Reporter Out (HARO) worksheet to connect their faculty, students, and alumni to top publications and position them as thought leaders in their fields.</em>
Only 27% of faculty believe academic freedom is secure on their campus today, and more are toning down their writing than during the McCarthy era, according to a report from FIRE.
Faculty at the University of Minnesota are alarmed that fewer professors are offered tenured positions. In 2023, there were 4,823 tenured faculty members across the five University campuses, compared to 5,656 professional staff members, including lecturers. Tenure is a term that faculty and students across the campus struggle to understand. The University Board of Regents […]
Institutions are putting tens of thousands of dollars down on employees' home purchases to keep them on the payroll and revitalize the community. At one New York university, over 550 employees closed on a home.
A trio of retirement announcements and a pair of presidents stepping down—including Michael Drake of the University of California system—dominate this edition.
The university wants to cut nearly $100 million from its budget starting July 2025. It's a strategy leaders hope will provide long-term stability amid ongoing budget woes.
Three college administrators—including one president—will be coordinating goodbye parties at their current institutions as they prepare to move on to bigger opportunities elsewhere.
Florida State University’s faculty union last year filed a charge with the state against the FSU Board of Trustees for ‘unfair labor practices’ related to post-tenure faculty review. A measure signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis requires tenured faculty in Florida’s public universities to go through a comprehensive post-tenure review process every five years. The university began doing post-tenure reviews before […]
