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[compdoc]

Texas is still hiring. Some places were hiring three and four people in English, a seriously glutted field for candidates. New positions are still being advertised, but for many you have to search the schools' websites.

Our housing took a 10% hit a few years ago, but is not dropping any more.

The state budget looks good, except for insurance for professors. We are expecting additional expenses there.

My CC grew 27% this last year. That usually would mean two new tt positions in English. Don't know though if they will hold off on that because of the disaster the rest of the country is in. No one wants to add faculty and have the students disappear again. But I would expect advertisements from the CC in March through June, just like they had last year.

[chicago_48]

The Community Colleges are hiring; the President is putting an emphasis on CCs, but there are some Ph.D. that look down on teaching at CCs, but it can be rewarding and offer more academic freedom.

[conjugate]

The Community Colleges are hiring; the President is putting an emphasis on CCs, but there are some Ph.D. that look down on teaching at CCs, but it can be rewarding and offer more academic freedom.

There are a few CCs that are developing four-year programs.  This gives the applicant the best of both worlds; a school that's hiring and will in a few years (perhaps) allow the faculty to teach all kinds of upper-division courses. 

However, many CCs (and some four-year colleges) require heavier teaching loads; I teach 15 or more contact hours per semester.  When you factor in smaller faculty sizes with comparable committee demands, you realize that smaller schools often have heavier committee commitments and advising loads as well.  I currently see almost fifty names on my list of advisees.

[archman]

Texas is now predicting a 10% state reduction of support to its public universities. The state has fared quite well during the recession, up until now. The universities are currently putting together preliminary budget plans that will reflect heavy funding cuts for fiscal year 2011-2012. Hiring freezes and layoffs of non-TT faculty are expected to be widespread at many schools. Hopefully the CHE will track news about this as it develops. All state universities are to have submitted their budget plans by mid-August at the latest.

[tenured_feminist]

So the market's gearing up and the first ads should be starting to come out soon -- who's frozen this year again? Will most of the west coast be locked down this year?

[aandsdean]

So the market's gearing up and the first ads should be starting to come out soon -- who's frozen this year again? Will most of the west coast be locked down this year?

We will replace all departing faculty (I know of two right now) and will very likely add one or two lines.

Then again, we're not the west coast.

[tenured_feminist]

So the market's gearing up and the first ads should be starting to come out soon -- who's frozen this year again? Will most of the west coast be locked down this year?

We will replace all departing faculty (I know of two right now) and will very likely add one or two lines.

Then again, we're not the west coast.

That is very good news! Thanks. And congratulations.

[ucprof]

The state of CA still does not have a budget finalized.  So UC plans are very much up in the air.

[anahuacbob]

Texas is now predicting a 10% state reduction of support to its public universities. The state has fared quite well during the recession, up until now. The universities are currently putting together preliminary budget plans that will reflect heavy funding cuts for fiscal year 2011-2012. Hiring freezes and layoffs of non-TT faculty are expected to be widespread at many schools. Hopefully the CHE will track news about this as it develops. All state universities are to have submitted their budget plans by mid-August at the latest.

Just heard at our institution that Texas budget will be $18 billion short and that our slac will have to give back approx 4 million this year to the state and next year all budget cutting options are on the table: hiring freeze, forced retirement, department and college mergers, program elimination, etc.  Still $$$ for 140K remodel of the presidents house, however, as well as new hires in the VP area and administration assistants.  Maybe now is the time to jump to administration - they seem to never cut admin.

[ucprof]

Well it's almost Labor Day and still no budget in sight in CA.  Some State workers are ordered back to furlough.  In the meantime tuition in the UC us way up and otherwise people are pretending like there will be a nice budget coming through - depts are advertising for positions etc.  We'll see what actually happens.

[compdoc]

The CC I work at in Texas has been required to cut $7m in the last two years and $11m in the next two. However, I was a new line and they are hiring two replacements in January. (The folks left at the last minute.)

Even with the $$$ issue, places in Texas are still hiring.

My home SLAC has 4 English positions open for 2011-12.

[scratch32]

At my public uni in Maryland  in my department we are hiring 4 new TT professors to replace retirees. The plan is to also hire 4 more TT prof's next year.

[archman]

New information on mass-lecturer cuts at Texas A&M.

http://www.theeagle.com/am/A-amp-amp-M-gives-notices-to-lecturers

[tstone07]

Cuts in the state and county budgets have forced many NJ community colleges into hiring freeze now.

[all_my_frenemies]

The search for a job I applied to at a public U in Arizona was cancelled due to funding issues.