Retirement

The agreements, which have raised academic freedom advocates’ eyebrows, said that those wanting a voluntary retirement payout can’t criticize the university or any of its employees.

Timing is critical in deciding when to draw Social Security benefits, Alexander Aldrich writes.

Katherine Franke, a law professor whose interview became the subject of a university investigation, says she’s effectively been terminated.

The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. More spooked professors are leaving in addition to those cuts, but so are key leaders who pushed them.

Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill to give faculty and staff more time to choose a retirement plan. They hope it will help keep “the best and brightest” in state.