Career Advice

Students demand firing of Evergreen State professor. Police chief urges him to stay off campus for his safety. Supporters say he’s the one upholding principles of equity.

How can junior faculty and those in contingent positions effectively raise issues with higher-ups who have the standing, power and influence to help solve those issues? Ellen de Graffenreid provides advice.

By Ellen de Graffenreid

A rape survivor finds the same campus colleagues who publicly opposed sexual assault were those who did not treat her with empathy and respect.

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New York judge says Yeshiva University, based on its own policies, can't terminate tenure-track professors for financial reasons.

By Colleen Flaherty

James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde explore the recent upward trend in both the number and cost of perks and bonuses for presidents of public universities.

By James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde

Court vacates a tenure denial by Cornell, finding that the university denied basic due process over allegations that were rejected or never proven. Supporters say an important researcher is having his career stymied.

By Colleen Flaherty

Herb Childress describes how a successful book contract led to his academic career’s end.

By Herb Childress

Well into her career as a university leader, Suzanne Shipley describes the experience of accepting a job in the town where she grew up.

By Suzanne Shipley