Faculty Recruitment and Retention
For many years, those in higher education have been hearing about the aging of our faculty members and the new hiring that should take place, if resources allow, to replace those who leave. The mass ...
Recruiting and hiring new faculty is time intensive and expensive. Despite the difficulties, hiring decisions are clearly among the most important that academic administrators ever make. Success of college programs and universities is directly correlated ...
There are many ways to successfully organize an effective faculty mentoring program. Since one size doesn’t fit all, campus leaders must determine the best use of available resources to meet the needs of new faculty ...
In viewing the rosters of those who deliver academic instruction at colleges and universities, one discovers a wide variety of appointment types and total numbers of faculty. With the former, what has been surprising is ...
With nontenure-track faculty now comprising 70 percent of the faculty workforce, academic leaders face daunting challenges in creating proactive workplace strategies that address this new reality. Even though more than a quarter of nontenure-track faculty ...
Much has been written about the increasing workloads placed on our academic department chairs. Coupled with the fact that recently appointed chairs also bring with them to their new roles at least part of their ...
For at least three decades, the myth of a lack of diversity in the faculty pipeline has lingered in academic circles. And surprisingly, the role of the department chair in building a diverse faculty has ...
“The success, stability, and morale of an academic department largely depend on its faculty.” This is according to Thomas Weidner, chairperson of the School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science, and Samuel Cotton, chairperson ...
Three years ago, Davidson County Community College hired P. Nathanael Gough for the newly created position of director of instructional services, a position that focuses exclusively on recruiting, supporting, and retaining adjunct instructors—all for the ...
In 2011 Central Washington University began offering its information technology administrative management (ITAM) program in an online format, aimed at working adults who were both place- and time-bound. The program serves as a complement to ...
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