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Section: Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Faculty Purchasing Power Declines as Inflation Outpaces Salary Growth, AAUP Finds
Preliminary data from the nation's largest faculty compensation survey shows real wages fell for the first time since the pandemic.
April 8, 2026
From the Magazine
Chesney Snow Creating Innovative Princeton University Hip Hop Course
A pioneering figure in American beatbox culture, celebrated performer, Drama Desk winner and respected creative force is now incorporating his passions into teaching.
April 7, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Capacity vs. Innovation: Addressing the Mismatch in Faculty Support and AI Demands
Faculty and staff are being asked to carry more, emotionally, intellectually, and structurally, while they themselves are often stretched thin or burned out, one expert says.
April 6, 2026
From the Magazine
Dr. Arnold Mitchem Reflects on Lifetime of Advocacy for Disadvantaged Students
Mitchem will receive the 2026 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award on April 12 at the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education annual meeting in Baltimore.
April 3, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Survey Finds a 36-point Gap Between Faculty Needs and Institutional Funding
From the politically driven cancellation of 7,800 federal research grants to a 64 percent decline in faculty well-being, the data confirms a sobering reality: institutional commitment is being sustained by sheer professional endurance — and that endurance is not infinite.
March 26, 2026
Leadership & Policy
NYU's Contract Faculty Walk Off the Job as Students Return From Spring Break
University officials contend that the faculty members have not worked in good faith to find a resolution to the dispute.
March 24, 2026
From the Magazine
Relieving Barriers: Support System in Doctoral Degree Completion for Black Women
Understanding the lived experiences of Black women could shed light on why Black women are not completing doctoral degree programs.
March 19, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Portland Community College Faculty and Staff Strike Wednesday After Stalled Negotiations
The strike follows a formal impasse declared on January 30 and an overwhelming strike authorization vote in February.
March 11, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Historic Win: KU Faculty Union Establishes Salary Floors and Secures Academic Freedom in First Contract
Central to the tentative agreement is a substantial investment in faculty pay, including a median raise of 13% for several hundred employees on the lower end of the pay scale
March 9, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Noted Industrial Designer Dr. Noel Mayo Passes Away at 88
Dr. Noel Mayo was owner and president of Noel Mayo Associates Inc., the first African American industrial design firm in the United States.
March 2, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Larry Summers Resigns from Harvard Amid Epstein Ties, Capping Controversial Academic Career
Harvard confirmed that Summers will retire at the end of the current academic year, remaining on leave until that time.
February 26, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Six Virginia State University Researchers Demand Reinstatement After Abrupt Firings Derail Millions in Agricultural Research
The six — five tenured professors and one tenure-track assistant professor — say they were called into individual meetings under the pretense of discussing the research station's restructuring, only to be told their employment was ending immediately.
February 25, 2026
Faculty & Staff
St. John's University Withdraws Recognition of Faculty Unions, Sparking Backlash
The announcement drew sharp condemnation from professors who say the move undermines workers' rights at an institution that prides itself on Catholic social teaching.
February 24, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Fordham Names Teachers College Leader as New Provost
Fordham University has appointed Dr. KerryAnn O'Meara as its next provost.
February 16, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Daniel Porterfield to Lead Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Porterfield will succeed Giuseppe "Seppy" Basili, who is retiring in June after eight years leading the organization.
February 11, 2026
From the Magazine
Dr. Sheena C. Howard Brings Academy to World of Comics
Dr. Sheena C. Howard, professor of communication in the Department of Communication, Journalism and Media at Rider University, is not only known and respected in the world of academia. Her work, such as the book
Encyclopedia of Black Comics,
is appreciated by comic book and comic strip aficionados.
February 10, 2026
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Ernest Morrell, 54, Literacy Scholar Who Championed Education as Social Justice
Dr. Ernest Morrell, a pioneering literacy education scholar whose work positioned reading and writing as tools for social justice and civic empowerment, has died.
February 9, 2026
Faculty & Staff
USC Names Beong-Soo Kim as 13th President After Months as Interim Leader
Kim, who previously served as USC's senior vice president and general counsel, will immediately assume the permanent position following what trustees described as a highly competitive search process.
February 5, 2026
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