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Assistant Professors Have Rights, Too
New York judge says Yeshiva University, based on its own policies, can't terminate tenure-track professors for financial reasons.
Model for Success
New paper proposes framework for supporting the needs of pretenure faculty members, namely making sure they're poised to find intrinsic motivation.
North Dakota Weighs Tenure Change
University system’s plan to curtail notice for tenured professors dismissed for financial reasons from a year to 90 days provokes faculty concerns.
Killing Tenure
Legislation in two states seeks to end tenure at public colleges and universities.
Gender Roles and Presidential Spouses
Survey finds a quarter of presidents have made decisions on taking or turning down jobs based on spouses' expected role. And study finds that much more remains expected of presidents' wives than presidents' husbands.
The Price Women Pay for Co-Authorship
Study of economics faculty members finds that men get credit where women do not.
Academic 'Moneyball'
MIT management professors push data-based model they say is more predictive of an academic's future research success than traditional methods of peer review in tenure.
What Remains of Tenure
Wisconsin regents aren’t done changing the way faculty members are evaluated. This time, they are seeking to give administrators independent power over posttenure reviews -- a move faculty groups oppose.