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Beyond Cost Savings: Why Adjunct Faculty Retention Matters for Student Equity

Over the past three decades, the faculty in US higher education have undergone a structural shift. Where full-time, tenure-line faculty once constituted the majority of college instructors, today non-tenure-track or part-time faculty teach nearly three out of four courses (American Association of University Professors [AAUP], 2022). Institutions often justify their

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Community-Engaged Courses: Meeting Demands of Students and Employers

Students and parents increasingly press colleges and universities to demonstrate that multidisciplinary education provides employable skills that result in meaningful careers. They want to know that broad-based curricula will facilitate employment in specialized occupations, with 77 percent of high school students desiring an education that directly prepares them for employment

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Strategies for Reaffirming Our Values

I recently found myself in a large meeting with a room full of leaders in higher education: college presidencies, deans, and other managers and leaders from public colleges. There was the normal discussion of policies and data. People sat sipping from water bottles and coffee cups or answering emails on

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Succession Planning for Impossible Jobs

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

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