The State of the Faculty
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Colleges' Ability to Hire and Professors' Ability to Retire Both At Stake
Colleges that have frozen hiring face another complication: Older faculty members aren't retiring, which would free up funds.
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Goodbye to Those Overpaid Professors in Their Cushy Jobs
The stereotype of easy living enjoyed by college professors hasn't entirely given way to the untenured reality, but it may soon be history.
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The Senior Professor: Deadwood or Iceberg?
Track Jumpers
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How I Solved My Midlife and Midcareer Crisis
Did I simply want to phone in my job for the next two decades and spend more time playing the banjo?
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Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of Several
Stephen L. Varvis is a history professor and a vice president at Fresno Pacific University. Those are only his latest jobs there.
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From Student Janitor to Researcher
A Gonzaga University researcher says his friend's suicide spurred him to take a proactive approach to improve his circumstances.
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Working-Mother, Lawyer, Now Alumni Affairs Leader, Too
In the first of four articles about career switchers in higher education, an Ohio State administrator leaves corporate America for the scholarly world.
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Cashing In On Experience
A chance to become a college registrar led a former bank teller into higher-education administration.
The Honor Roll
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The Full List of Honor Roll Colleges
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An Urban Campus That Feels Like Home
One of the ways the University of Southern California makes employees feel welcome is by encouraging connections with the surrounding neighborhoods.
- Living and Teaching the Liberal-Arts Ethic at Juniata
- At Wake Tech Community College, Employees Are Heard
- A Canadian College Where Adjuncts Go to Prosper
Dear Applicant,
We're not investigating how smart you are. We're not grading you. We're looking for the person who meets our needs. Your letter tells us if that's who you are.
Pros & Cons
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The Ivory Sweatshop
Gone are the days when academe was considered a convivial refuge from the corporate world, a place where scholars had ample time to debate ideas over lunch or drinks.
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Quirky Perks
Gourmet food, sports tickets, and vacation cabins are zesty additions to the standard benefits menu offered by most colleges.
60 Questions
About 43,000 faculty members, staff members, and administrators told The Chronicle about their job satisfaction and their employers' ability to support, respect, and measure their performance:
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Human Resources
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Uncertain Future
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Heating Up
Our third annual guide to U.S. colleges as workplaces lists the best schools in 12 categories of key importance to employees. The survey is one of the largest workplace-recognition programs in the country, just behind Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For. Order your copy of The Academic Workplace to see which colleges made the honor roll: