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CIO Succession Planning

With a wave of retirements approaching, higher education needs to consider how to prepare the next generation of technology leaders, write Jerome P. DeSanto and Robyn L. Dickinson.

Exiled in Maine

Anger at faculty layoffs at Southern Maine boils over. Professors say administration is attacking tenure, pitting younger and older faculty members against one another, and undermining liberal arts.

Swan Song

At one small liberal arts college, retiring professors get one last chance to teach that course they've always wanted to.

Ready for Retirement?

Professors approaching the end of their careers say that they are ready financially, survey finds, but relatively few have figured out their needs. And younger faculty know they don't have it figured out.

Not a Retirement Club

With many professors balking at giving up their intellectual homes, some institutions create emeritus colleges.

Retiring His 'Boomer Butt'

Lots of faculty members are delaying retirement as long as possible. A Penn State political scientist says that's a bad idea -- and sets off debate when he follows through on his idea.

They Aren't Retiring

A new study backs idea that the end of mandatory retirement significantly changed the way professors finish (or don't finish) their careers.

Who Will Teach Nursing?

With retirements looming, vacancies unfilled and accreditors cracking down, many colleges search for strategies to hire professors in fast-growing field.