Category: Promotion, Tenure, and Evaluation
When I began my career in higher education as an adjunct faculty member more than 18 years ago, there was very little adjunct faculty support, guidance, or evaluation, even though adjunct faculty were the main ...
Given the costs associated with hiring and retaining faculty members, it’s helpful to have detailed data on faculty retention, promotions, and separations. The problem is that this data is not readily available at many institutions.
The use of contingent faculty continues to increase throughout higher education. Given the important role they play, it makes sense to consider what can be done to improve their working conditions and their ability to ...
Being a department chair means having to handle a diverse array of legal issues, including academic freedom, harassment, student privacy, and personnel matters such as termination and denial of tenure. Rather than trying to acquire ...
As demand for accountability increases, students’ willingness to participate in surveys appears to be decreasing, making it more difficult for faculty and staff involved in retention work to improve their efforts. A study at a ...
With part-time faculty now the majority of instructors at most higher education institutions, it’s important to provide them with the support they need to succeed. But what kind of support do they find most useful? ...
In 1999 Iowa State University’s faculty senate approved a post-tenure review policy that required each tenured professor to be reviewed at least every seven years, but without a method of enforceable consequences the policy was ...
