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Great Colleges 2011: Survey Success Stories
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Communication and Shared Purpose Help Inspire Confidence in Campus Leaders
Lindenwood University still doesn't offer tenure, but the president has established a system of shared governance that leaves professors feeling secure.
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Humanity and Flexibility Add Up to Strong Work-Life Balance
Policies like paid parental leave are most effective, college personnel agree, when workers are confident they can use them when it matters most.
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Three Colleges Earn an A+ in Career Development
Professional-learning communities and career support earn high marks for Eastern Kentucky U., Miami Dade, and U. of the Incarnate Word.
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These Community Colleges Encourage Creative Teaching and Trust Faculty to Do the Job Right
Students and teachers say freedom in course design sparks innovation and other benefits.
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Great Colleges to Work For 2011: Editor's Note
The Faculty Life Cycle
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Junior Professors Juggle Teaching, Research, and Advice
Some colleges are taking a fluid approach to orientation efforts for new faculty members.
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Associate Professors: Academe's Sandwich Generation
Several colleges offer advice sessions for scholars caught between the newcomers working toward tenure and the full professors with big grants.
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Senior Professors: Not When to Retire, but How
It's a sensitive subject. But an awareness of the issues and openness about feelings can make all the difference.
Commentary
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Forum: The Future of Faculty Unions
Will collective bargaining survive in its current form? Do we want it to? See what six commentators had to say.
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Bridging the Generational Tech Gap
The disparity in technical know-how provides an opportunity for new professors to be mentors to their elders.
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Professor Mom: Finding Work-Family Balance Despite the Odds
Young women still need advice about how to juggle publishing deadlines and bedtime stories.
Road-Warrior Administrators
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For Two College Leaders, 1,000-Mile Workplaces
Meet two officials who are taking a 21st-century approach to sharing knowledge and resources across institutions spread far and wide.
Our fourth annual guide to U.S. colleges as workplaces includes complete results from the Great Colleges to Work For survey.
Our third annual guide includes results from the annual survey, articles on generational differences between faculty members, and profiles of academics who have completed surprising career switches.