On Hiring e-newsletter


From The Chronicle of Higher Education Thursday, October 25

This week's updates Part-Time Pay Is the Pits Some part-time instructors at the U. of Nevada at Las Vegas are departing because of low wages and lousy benefits (read more) Pension Reform in Britain? Universities in Britain are considering shifting more of the cost and risk of pensions onto employees (read more) U. of Missouri Bars Financial-Aid Offices From Having Lenders on Staff The U. of Missouri system's president has signed an executive order prohibiting university officials from taking gifts from lenders and barring financial-aid offices from having lenders on staff (read more) Acting President No More On Monday, Eastern Kentucky U.‘s Board of Regents made Doug Whitlock its permanent president (read more) Paid to Volunteer More retirees are asking for and receiving pay for volunteer work (read more) Cover Letters for Jobs in Administration Dean Dad offers advice on crafting cover letters for administrative jobs (read more) Strike Ends at U. of Manitoba Striking food-service and maintenance workers at the U. of Manitoba reached an agreement with university officials over the weekend (read more) Black Ex-Coach Wins Discrimination Suit A Louisiana jury has ordered the U. of Louisiana at Lafayette to pay a black ex-coach $2-million (read more) Three Professors Sue Founder and Dean of Ave Maria Law School Three professors at Ave Maria School of Law are suing the school's dean and board chairman, alleging that they were suspended in retaliation for reporting misconduct by top law-school officials (read more) Israeli Professors Go on Strike Israeli faculty members went on strike yesterday after salary negotiations with government officials broke down (read more) SIUE Faculty Senate Wants Poshard to Resign The faculty senate at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville voted 45-5 last week for President Glenn Poshard to step down (read more) A Matter of Trust There are two types of administrators - those who trust faculty members and those who don't - writes Rob Jenkins in a recent Careers column (read more) Boston U. to Hire More Professors and Raise Salaries Boston U.‘s president outlines a plan to expand the ranks of BU's full-time faculty members and up faculty salaries (read more) Congress Hears Proposals on Boosting Number of Women in the Sciences Higher-education leaders speak before Congress about the lack of tenured women on science and engineering faculties in the United States (read more) U. of Houston Regents Pick New President The U. of Houston's governing board has chosen Renu Khator as the only finalist for the top job (read more)	Feedback? Tips? Gossip? onhiring@chronicle.com More in the On Hiring blog Learn from your colleagues Learn more about advertising with The Chronicle If you would like your own copy of this newsletter, sign up online To remove yourself from this mailing list, please log in at http://chronicle.com/services If you have difficulty logging in, you can retrieve your user name and reset your password. And you can subscribe to other free Chronicle e-newsletters, purchase a subscription or a short-term Web pass, manage your job search, and much more at http://chronicle.com/services

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