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Section: Faculty & Staff
News Roundup
Dr. Ansley Abraham Recognized For Championing Minority Ph.D.s
August 16, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson Named NAACP's New Director of Education Innovation and Research
The NAACP has named Dr. Ivory A. Toldson its new director of education innovation and research.
August 13, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Faculty Institutional Decision-Making Power Drops, Yet Departmental Power Rises
In recent decades, faculty influence increased over departmental and programmatic choices, yet their authority dropped in institutional-level matters like the overall budget. This mixed finding comes from the 2021 Shared Governance Survey by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), its first national snapshot on faculty authority in two decades.
July 29, 2021
Faculty & Staff
A Precarious, Unequal Tipping Point for Faculty
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened higher education’s already-dire economic crisis. Moreover, “shared governance and academic freedom” face an “existential threat,” according to a new report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
July 19, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Wesley College Faculty Sue School, Claims Delaware State University Acquisition Breaches Tenured Faculty Contracts
A group of Wesley College faculty are suing the school and trying to stop its transfer to Delaware State University (DSU), claiming that the acquisition breaches tenured faculty contracts, Delaware Online reported. 14 faculty are plaintiffs in the suit filed last Tuesday, but they are proposing the court consider it a class-action suit representing Wesley’s […]
May 28, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Percy L. Julian, Renowned Chemist, Posthumously Appointed to DePauw University Chemistry Faculty
Dr. Percy L. Julian – 1920 DePauw University valedictorian and renowned chemist denied a faculty appointment at his alma mater – was posthumously appointed to DePauw’s chemistry faculty by the DePauw Board of Trustees. His appointment is for academic years 1933-34 through 1936-37. Julian, who was born 1899 and died in 1975, produced more than […]
May 17, 2021
Faculty & Staff
University of Colorado Boulder to Vote on Measure Censuring President for DEI Failure
University of Colorado Boulder’s faculty assembly is to vote on a measure censuring CU President Dr. Mark Kennedy for failure to lead on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues, Denver Post reported. The censure vote will be carried out by more than 60 faculty, said Bob Ferry, chair of the Boulder Faculty Assembly. “The faculty […]
April 29, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Report: Faculty Diversity Falling Behind Student Diversity
Rates of underrepresented faculty in higher education have not been keeping up with the increasingly diversifying student demographics, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).
April 25, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Seattle Pacific University Faculty Vote “No Confidence” in SPU Trustees
Seattle Pacific University faculty have voted “no confidence” in the SPU Board of Trustees after it announced it would keep a hiring policy that they say is discriminatory based on sexual orientation, The Ridgefield Press reported. “The Board’s decision to maintain SPU’s discriminatory hiring policy related to human sexuality, as well as its manner of […]
April 22, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Questioning Our Questions About Faculty Diversity
I was recently contacted by a news outlet to share thoughts about the lack of faculty diversity within the UC (University of California) system. This is the kind of opportunity I especially welcome because it allows me to discuss both my scholarly expertise and insights through experiences. However, on this particular occasion my excitement was soon met with other sentiments.
April 20, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Northern Michigan University Faculty Call for Pay Raises
Northern Michigan University faculty are calling for pay raises after they say they agreed to a one-year pay freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Detroit News reported. NMU proposed a two-year contract with no increase in base pay with a 1% bonus, union leader Dwight Brady said. The current contract expires June 30. “Last […]
April 19, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Hampton University Faculty and Staff Required to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19
Hampton University faculty and staff will be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19, barring a medical or religious exemption, Daily Press reported. Faculty and staff must email a copy of their vaccination card – proving they are fully vaccinated – or exemption documentation by May 31. “We look forward to safely welcoming our Hampton University […]
April 15, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Survey Reveals Full-time Faculty Suffer Losses from COVID-19
The number of full-time faculty decreased at most U.S. colleges and universities and full-time faculty wages, adjusted for inflation, also decreased at most institutions, based on the latest Faculty Compensation Survey conducted by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
April 14, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Report: All Faculty Types Suffer Job Losses in 2020-2021 Academic Year
The 2021 CUPA-HR Faculty in Higher Education Report found that all faculty types suffered job losses during the 2020-21 academic year. In terms of full-time faculty in specific departments, leisure and recreational activities and library science suffered the biggest job loss percentage, the report finds. As for sheer number, business, management and marketing and biological and biomedical sciences lost the most faculty, with a third to almost 50% of institutions reporting cuts in these departments.
April 8, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Survey Shows Faculty More Positive About Online Learning Now Than Before Pandemic
A survey has shown that 51% of faculty are more positive about online learning today than before the COVID-19 pandemic. About 71% of faculty said their teaching in Fall 2020 was different and 47% expect those changes to remain after the pandemic. The data comes from the third edition of the Digital Learning Pulse Survey. […]
March 24, 2021
Faculty & Staff
Harvard Faculty, Local Officials Support Legal Complaint Against Harvard Fossil Fuel Investment
More than 115 Harvard University faculty members and nine local elected officials have backed a legal complaint filed last week that is challenging the legality of Harvard’s fossil fuels investment, The Harvard Crimson reported. The March 15 complaint – filed by student group Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office – is […]
March 24, 2021
Faculty & Staff
UNC Greensboro’s Faculty Diversity Jumped in Five Years. How Did It Do It?
In the past five years alone, the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) has experienced a notable jump in faculty diversity for each ethnicity category, excluding White. How did it do it?
December 18, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Purdue Gives Faculty and Staff $750 “Appreciation Awards” for In-Person Service
More than 15,000 Purdue University faculty, staff and graduate student staff will be getting $750 “appreciation awards” for keeping the West Lafayette campus open during COVID-19, Journal & Courier reported. Purdue President Mitch Daniels congratulated the employees in a letter sent last week, one day after the school moved to online learning for the rest […]
November 30, 2020
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