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Retirement Notices: A PSA
Best practices for leaving a position and setting your employer up to find a suitable replacement.
Why Leaving Academia Feels Like Withdrawal
Academic success can train us to depend on institutional recognition. Who are we without it?
Indiana Sunsets Retirement Program With Nondisparagement Clause
Amy Reid Named ‘Honorary Alum’ After Being Denied Emerita Title
The symbolic move stands in direct opposition to the New College president’s decision.
IU Bloomington Asked Faculty Taking Buyouts to Sign NDAs
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.
Making Sense of Social Security
Timing is critical in deciding when to draw Social Security benefits, Alexander Aldrich writes.
Pro-Palestinian Columbia Professor Departs After Investigation
Katherine Franke, a law professor whose interview became the subject of a university investigation, says she’s effectively been terminated.
One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators
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.