We are all living with the current US governmental upheaval. In just the past month, we have seen the federal government suffer profound attacks from within. The freezing of federal funding (then the partial rollback of that freeze), the executive orders demanding the dismantling of DEI programs and initiatives, the
Conversations about DEI in education are more heated now than before as people discuss varying viewpoints on the matter of creating inclusive environments on campus amid concerns about academic freedom and political tensions.
The good news is that by implementing the right strategy, academic leaders can effectively involve faculty to
Higher education faculty have long relied on federal grants to fund their research and scholarship. Indeed, grants often help faculty obtain adequate facilities, equipment, and support staff for research. They also enable faculty to meet research and publication milestones necessary for promotion and tenure.
When I interviewed Olivia during the summer of 2024, I was collecting stories from higher education administrators about leadership and burnout. Olivia is a senior leader in academic affairs whose role, thanks to mandates by new leaders and people leaving the institution, includes what was previously the work of three
When we talk to administrators on unionized campuses, they tend to describe the constraints they face and inability to make positive changes for VITAL (visiting, instructional, teaching, and lecturing) faculty. Administrators admit that these contingent faculty have subpar working conditions, but campus leaders remain hamstrung when it comes to making
Students, parents, and the public need to understand the value of higher education if colleges and universities are going to rebut the omnipresent hostility to the enterprise that we see
What are the equity stakes in student evaluations of teaching (SETs)? And how are these stakes intensified for minoritized contingent faculty in a two-tiered faculty system? This question is
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