Filter & Sort
Mentoring Scholars, Not Just Filling Sections
If visiting assistant professorships get a bad rap, one college says it does them better.
Which Groups Are Favored?
In hiring of tenure-track STEM instructors, female, black and Latino academics have an edge, while Asians are at a disadvantage. But the picture for tenure is more nuanced -- and women with young children lose out.
Fight for 15K
Adjuncts across the country participate in a national day of action for a living wage. How do their interests align with low-wage workers from outside academe?
Advantage Women
New study suggests STEM hiring favors women over men, in contrast to lots of other research suggesting otherwise. But is there more to the story?
More Routes to T.A. Unions
N.L.R.B. revives bids for collective bargaining for graduate students at Columbia and the New School, potentially permitting new challenges to ruling that has limited unionization.
Wanting More Say
Presidents overwhelmingly say they should have more input in faculty hiring and tenure decisions. But just how much say should they have?
Gains for Grad Students
Hours before a planned strike over prolonged union contract negotiations, teaching and research assistants"teaching assistants" to avoid repeating words? -sj at N.Y.U. strike a deal that they say includes historic gains. What does it mean for other graduate student workers at private institutions who wish to bargain collectively?
Matching More With Less
UW-Madison chancellor comes under fire for recently admitting she matches outside faculty offers with course load reductions. Is there anything wrong with the practice?