Low Faculty Salaries in History, and Other Reading

PhDinHistory examines faculty salaries in history and observes that they’re declining relative to the salaries of professors in other disciplines.
In the latest Heads Up column, James H.S. McGregor, professor and co-head of the comparative-literature department at the University of Georgia, explains why raises should not be determined on the basis of how many publications faculty members have generated each year.
A new report from the American Association of University Professors chastises accreditors for staying mum about the drastic rise in the use of contingent labor in higher education, Audrey Williams June reports on The Chronicle’s News Blog.
Thanks to Historiann for compiling this roundup of links about bullying and harassment in the academic workplace.
Meanwhile, FemaleScienceProfessor says it’s “unrealistic” to think you can avoid “working with jerks.”
According to a recent article in The Courier-Journal, officials at the University of Louisville say state budget cuts are forcing them to consider a salary freeze.