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Opinion

Rethinking Awards Processes

Annmarie Caño suggests systemic changes to awards and recognition processes to make them more inclusive and less prone to bias.

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5 Good-News Stories to Distract You From the Election

Need a break from the polls and predictions? We’ve got you covered.

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Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re Calling for That to End.

The university’s contingent teachers unionized in the spring. Before they sign their first agreement, they want administrators to stop limiting their contract renewals.

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Black, Hispanic Faculty Far Less Likely to Get ‘Gold Standard’ Tenure Recommendations

A study published this month focusing on five unnamed universities adds to research on racial disparities in the professoriate.

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Making Employment Agreements for Success

It’s more important than ever that faculty members be thoughtful about and understand the functions and limits of academic contracts, writes Peter F. Lake.

3 More Tips for Faculty Members New to Administrative Roles

Navigating culture, structure and systems: advice for new faculty administrators.

Faculty, Staff Turnover Rates See Post-Pandemic Decline

Voluntary faculty and higher education staff turnover, excluding retirements, decreased in 2023–24 after two years of sharp rises, according to...
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Tenure Extensions Were Popular Amid the Pandemic. That May Not Be Good.

Colleges gave tenure candidates more time due to COVID-19. Women, who may be more likely to fall behind due to extensions, reported more disruption to their research than men.