The Chronicle of Higher Education | Labor & Work-Life Issues

Anguish Trumps Activism at the MLA

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

Occupy the MLA? No. Highlight higher education's policy problems? Yes.

Long Island U.'s Brooklyn Campus Revokes Health-Care Coverage for Striking Faculty

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:13:00 EDT

A campus spokesman said the revocation was permitted under the institution's policies on benefiits, but faculty criticized the move as a form of intimidation.

Audio Slide Show: A Professor's Plea for Faculty Unions

Sun, 01 May 2011 00:01:00 EDT

Rudy H. Fichtenbaum, a professor of economics at Wright State University, speaks at a rally held by public-employee unions in Ohio.

At Higher-Education Labor Conference, the Emphasis Is on Unity

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:20:00 EDT

Faculty members, union leaders, and administrators need to work together to help shape public policy and improve public perception of their sector, speakers said.

Fight Over Union Rights in Wisconsin Signals a National Trend

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:00:00 EST

Madison has emerged as a key battleground in a movement to dismantle faculty and other public unions.

With Unions Under Threat, Academics Join Huge Rally in Wisconsin

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:04:00 EST

Legislation that would end professors' bargaining rights and curtail those of other state employees drew thousands of protesters to the State Capitol on Tuesday.

32 Colleges Are Named Most Friendly to Junior Faculty

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:01:00 EST

A report from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education suggests best practices for making new tenure-track professors feel welcome.

As Your New Chairman, I Quit

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:01:00 EDT

A newly elected faculty chairman resigns his post, saying he didn't even want to be on the ballot.

Faculty of Bowling Green State U. Votes to Unionize

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:10:00 EDT

The new collective-bargaining unit will cover 800 full-time faculty members, including those outside of the tenure track.

Here's Your Diploma. Now Here's Your Mop.

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Sam Fanning got his degree last December from Eastern Michigan University. Now he scrubs the toilets there.

AAUP to Universities: Tenure Is Not Just for Researchers

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EDT

In a new report, the organization calls for bringing contingent faculty members, the backbone of the professoriate, into the tenure stream.

Professors at U. of North Texas Are Required to Put in Daily Hours on Campus

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Faculty members must spend four hours a day on campus, four days each week. They aren't exactly pleased, but fieldwork with students counts, too.

U. of Louisiana to Consider Weakening Tenure

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:33:00 EDT

The system's governing board could vote on a proposal that would allow tenured professors to be laid off for program "reductions," and with shorter notice.

In Beirut, a Professor of Agriculture Advocates 'Slow Food'

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Students are savvy about local and organic food and fair-trade issues, says Rami Zurayk, which makes for dynamic discussions in the classroom.

In Alaska, a Fight Brews Over Frontiers of Professors' Speech Rights

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Two journalism professors at the University of Alaska are told that they will no longer be paid to publish their own political opinions.

Tenure, RIP

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:01:00 EDT

An Education Department report this fall will show that tenured professors are a vanishing species. Is it right to mourn?

Adjunct Group Begins a Push for Unemployment Benefits

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:01:00 EDT

The organization is urging out-of-work adjuncts to apply for the benefits between academic terms, with an eye toward clarifying their eligibility for such compensation.

Grads' Special Musical Guest: Their President

Sun, 23 May 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Don't let their suits fool you. These college presidents can jam.

Number of Cal State Lecturers Falls 18% in One Year

Thu, 20 May 2010 23:30:00 EDT

The decrease reflects efforts by campuses to compensate for loss of state support by cutting more-temporary positions.

5 Minutes With the Director of a Management Program for Church Leaders

Sun, 16 May 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Chuck Zech, of Villanova University, discusses teaching the business of doing God's work.

Many Full-Time Instructors Prefer Working Off the Tenure Track

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:01:00 EDT

A national study of 300 faculty members found that while many want their job conditions to improve, most like the freedom their positions offer.

AAUP Report Criticizes U. of Texas Medical Branch Over Layoffs After Hurricane

Mon, 03 May 2010 00:01:00 EDT

The institution did not follow academic due-process standards when it declared a financial emergency and laid off 131 professors, the group says.

Graduate Students to New York U.: Recognize Our Union Now

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:00:00 EDT

The students' push may signal an era of renewed union activism at colleges, based on hopes of a more sympathetic National Labor Relations Board.

A Sweet Solution to the Sourness of Furlough Days

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:01:00 EDT

A professor at the University of Georgia enlists his furloughed colleagues as volunteers at local schools.

Women in Academic Medicine: Equal to Men, Except in Pay

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:00:00 EDT

The pattern persisted even when the men's and women's professional activities and qualifications were comparable.

If You Don't Want Our Department, We'll Go to Another College

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EDT

Faculty members from the University of Central Florida's soon-to-be-defunct engineering-technology department have already found new home at Daytona State College.