The Chronicle of Higher Education

So Many Committees, So Little Time

Professors' growing service obligations make advancement tougher for many of them, particularly women and minority-group members

By PIPER FOGG

Philadelphia

Wednesdays are supposed to be writing days for Camille Z. Charles. The assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania needs to finish her book before she comes up for tenure next fall. With...

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