June 13, 2008

Community Colleges Hope to Keep Aging Professors in the Classroom

By EUGENE MCCORMACK

Roy Flores, chancellor of Pima Community College, in Arizona, had been aware for several years that the average age of faculty members at his institution was rising. But it was not until he ran the numbers last fall that he learned just how old they were.

By last month, 54.7 percent of the college's nearly 380 full-time faculty members were expected to be eligible to retire under the state's retirement plan. By May 2010, that proportion is expected to jump to 67.2 percent. And because

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