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Shrinking Pains at West Virginia University
The university is planning unprecedented program reductions and layoffs, citing a historic deficit and a changing higher ed landscape. The faculty isn’t taking it lying down.
Opinion
Why Don't Tenured Professors Support Adjuncts?
Are they they wrong kind of underdogs to earn support from the tenured?
AAUP: Faculty Benefits Haven’t Recovered From Pandemic
Institutions’ contributions to full-time faculty members’ health and retirement benefits significantly declined in real dollars over the pandemic and still...
Judge Upholds Canisius Layoffs; Tenured Professors Appeal
A judge has upheld Canisius College’s layoffs of four tenured professors, who sued in response. “Plaintiffs question defendant’s assertion that...
Tenure Survives in Texas; DEI Offices Do Not
Faculty groups still worry about provisions for dismissal; faculty and student groups oppose the DEI measure.
Tenure Awarded… at Ithaca, St. Norbert, Trinity, U of Delaware
The following universities have made announcements of professors earning tenure in recent weeks: Ithaca College Julie Blumberg, media arts, sciences...
Texas Tenure, Anti-DEI Bills Near Passage—or Death
As Texas’ legislative session comes to a close this weekend, bills that would affect tenure and ban what lawmakers consider diversity, equity and inclusion programs are still pending.
AAUP Calls to Fight ‘Tooth and Nail’ in Florida
“Florida’s public colleges and universities currently face a politically and ideologically driven assault unparalleled in U.S. history,” a preliminary report says.