Mercenary U
...probably all soon be working at Mercenary U. Resources on state funding: 25 Years of Declining State Support for Public Colleges http://www.chronicle.com/interactives/statesupport?cid=megamenu Public Research Universities: Changes in State Funding http://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/publications/researchpapersmonographs/PublicResearchUniv_ChangesInStateFunding.pdf...
Well-Being and Well-Thinking: How to Stay Healthy in Academia
...fuel your tank, commit to keep them coming, and celebrate them. And when you identify energy drainers, challenge and reframe them. Maybe all you can control is your reaction to...
Restructuring Academic Programs into Larger Divisions
...Moody’s Investor Services (2013). Moody’s: 2013 outlook for entire US Higher Education sector changed to negative. www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-2013-outlook-for-entire-US-Higher-Education-sector-changed–PR_263866 Jan Pearce, professor of computer science and mathematics, is in her fourth year...
Preparing Academic Leaders Through Simulation and Role-Play
...company that seeks to “spark dialogue among faculty, graduate students, and academic administrators, with particular emphasis on issues affecting institutional climate.” (See www.crlt.umich.edu/crltplayers/about-players) Interacting with the players helps academic leaders...
Exodus or Migration? Faculty Are Leaving
...Higher Education. (2020). “On the verge of burnout”: Covid-19’s impact on faculty well-being and career plans. https://connect.chronicle.com/rs/931-EKA-218/images/Covid%26FacultyCareerPaths_Fidelity_ResearchBrief_v3%20%281%29.pdf Stevenson, S. (2021, September 14). Why college professors have had enough. Slate. https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/09/college-university-professors-leaving-covid-vaccines-masks.html...
Listening to (and Appreciating) the Voices on the Front Lines
...of us don’t feel welcome or respected as we work here.“ With all due respect to the Phillip Morris Company and their Virginia Slims brand, we clearly have not come...
Clery’s October 1 Deadline Has Passed. What Now?
...are still things you can be doing now to enhance Clery compliance. Ensure your institution’s recently-issued ASR meets compliance standards. The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting (commonly referred...
Fostering Strategic Autonomy
...a leadership philosophy that empowers individuals or small groups to engage periodically in activities that lie outside the scope of the institution’s strategic plan. Strategic autonomy is common practice at...
Clemson Provides Textbook Case of Performance-Based Fire Protection at New Football Practice Facility
...in South Carolina, I soon expect a slew of such projects may also consider this method on campuses nationwide.” Article contributed by Xtralis, 175 Bodwell Street, Avon, MA 02322; www.xtralis.com/vea....
Five Tips for Making Tenure
...at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he spent 36 years teaching thousands of students and mentoring dozens of colleagues applying for tenure. Learn more about Senturia at www.stephendsenturia.com....