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Cover of “The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World around Us” by Mark Robert Rank.
Opinion

‘The Random Factor’ and Alt-Ac Careers

Luck and nonfaculty educators.

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Tenure-Track Ranks Grew Last Year, Survey Finds

The number of faculty—including those on the tenure track—is on the rise, new data from College and University Professional Association...
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Opinion

Academic Forests Are Higher Ed’s Hidden Jewels

Forests are an asset for employee and student well-being and offer invaluable opportunities for teaching, research and recreation. Universities should protect them.

A cartoon-like drawing of a bossy manager sitting in a big chair, talking into a megaphone, seemingly ignoring the needs of employees. One carries a huge stack of papers, suggesting he is overburdened. Two employees look stressed and overwhelmed while sitting at their computers. A fourth has a megaphone with which he appears to be trying to communicate with the boss.
Opinion

16 Types of Toxic Bosses

If you recognize your boss in one of these prototypes, you can do something about it.

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Opinion

5 Steps for Going ‘Alt-Fac’

Are you a Ph.D. holder who wants to keep working in higher ed but not in a faculty role? Become familiar with the range of roles available and how to prepare for them.

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Opinion

Alt-Fac: Being ‘Alt-Ac’ in the Academy

The academic v. industry dichotomy obscures a whole range of meaningful “alt-fac” jobs within higher ed.

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Warned of Layoffs, Oakland City U Workers Now Aren’t Getting Paid

The Indiana General Baptist institution says it’s working with donors to both pay employees what they’re owed and keep the university open.

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Student Demand Outpaces Campus Counseling Availability

TimelyCare report finds that rising student need, staffing shortages and clinician burnout are reshaping college mental health services.