Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Despite pledges from campus leaders to diversify all facets of their institutions, faculty have remained stubbornly white, according to a new report from the Education Trust, a non-profit that works to close opportunity and achievement gaps. “It That the student body is diversifying much faster than the faculty is. ”

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., The California Faculty Association is seeking a 12% salary raise and an increase in parental leave from six weeks to a full semester. Hundreds of students are expected to join the picket lines to support the striking faculty.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Old Dominion University’s (ODU) Darden College of Education and Professional Studies is launching a program to help address disparities in the number of minorritized higher ed faculty. The priority deadline for applications for the two- to three-person initial cohort is Dec.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The presence and success of faculty of color in higher ed continues to come up short, as these faculty members continue to face countless obstacles as they attempt to progress in their careers, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Michelle Y. The report provides recommendations to address them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

University of Florida (UF) faculty have expressed worry about a new regulation that would allow college deans to review employment of tenured faculty every five years instead of seven, The Gainesville Sun reported. UF faculty already have a tenured review process that takes place every seven years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Ebony McGee To explore these questions, we published, Factors Contributing to Black Engineering and Computing Faculty’sPathways Toward University Administration and Leadership , where we interviewed 21 Black engineering and computing faculty members who transitioned into administrative leadership roles in their colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Faculty resignations have been increasing at Iowa universities, The Daily Iowan reported. According to the state Board of Regents’ Annual Human Resources Report , University of Iowa (UI) faculty resignations rose from 80 to 92 from fiscal year (FY) 2021 to FY 2022 – in FY 2020, there were 73 resignations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

As a law professor emanating from a primarily liberal arts institution, I deemed it invaluable that the author’s note in my law review articles could state that research was conducted, in part, as an FRN Scholar-in-Residence at NYU, courtesy of the Faculty Resource Network.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

million SUNY grant and is looking to hire 30 replacement faculty and 36 new faculty, Pipe Dream reported. The grant – part of a $53 million SUNY-wide hiring initiative – will go towards creating faculty positions with a heavy focus on research. BU deans were asked to create proposals for the new faculty positions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

A new study by Course Hero, an online learning platform for educators, suggests that a rise in job satisfaction among faculty has improved since the start of the pandemic. According to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) women make up the majority of non tenure-track faculty across institutions in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

David Beasley will join the faculty of its Joseph F. The University of South Carolina has announced that former South Carolina Gov. Rice School of Law. Former South Carolina Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has reached a tentative agreement with unionized faculty for a new four-year labor contract, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Ratification from the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties itself will take at least a month, said union president Dr. Kenneth M.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Daysha Jackson-Sanchez Through my conversations with other providers, as well as faculty and institutional leadership at colleges and universities across the country, I am increasingly optimistic that we are well-equipped to handle these shifts. Our industry is indeed at an inflection point.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

academic employment has dramatically shifted from mostly full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty to mostly contingent positions. That's according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)which provides data depicting the shift away from tenure to contingent faculty at most U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

California’s community colleges are lacking in full-time faculty, according to a recent report from California’s state auditor. The state-ordered audit looked at hiring and state funds spending practices for full-time faculty at four community college districts: Foothill-De Anza, Kern, Los Rios and San Diego.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2023

Some faculty at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) are criticizing what they allege is heavy-handed governance and changes without faculty input by the school administration since new leadership in 2020, The Post and Courier reported. There have even been calls for outside oversight agencies to investigate SCC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions. Community college faculty are usually prepared to respond to these questions, with varying reasons for their career choice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2023

Carolyn Terry The annual Delphi Award – sponsored by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the University of Southern California’s Pullias Center for Higher Education – commends and rewards schools giving support to non-tenure-track, contingent and/or adjunct faculty, according to its website.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Faculty and staff at the University of Colorado Boulder walked out and protested for higher wages and other demands Thursday, CPR reported. Non-tenure track faculty, contracted staff, and student workers demanded raises and better working conditions. In 2021, the majority of CU’s faculty is non-tenure-track (66%).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Officials at several Florida universities are worried about a proposed regulation that would base faculty tenure decisions on Florida’s new “Stop WOKE” law, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Those deemed unsatisfactory could be fired, although the policy states that faculty cannot be fired because of political beliefs or ideology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Emilio Flores/Cal State LA California State University faculty have voted to authorize a strike, in pursuit of higher pay, lower class sizes, and more manageable workloads, the Press-Telegram reported. 30 statement. “CFA CFA members are emphatic that low pay, growing workloads and systemic inequities are not sustainable,” the statement said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Faculty members are more likely to self-censor today than social scientists did during McCarthy era of the 1940s and 50s, according to a recent report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). And 42% of untenured faculty reported censoring themselves, compared with 31% of tenured faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Faculty at The Ohio State University (OSU) are criticizing the school’s recent free speech policy changes, citing negative effects to classroom dynamics, The Lantern reported. But some faculty have viewed the mechanism as being open to dubious claims.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

Lee The initiative comes from university consortium Ivy+ Faculty Advancement Network (FAN), of which UChicago is the host institution. This institute provides a much-desired space for faculty leaders to share, think, make mistakes and process with colleagues in a confidential context,” said Dr. Kiernan Mathews, FAN’s executive director. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Faculty members will vote next week on resolutions to express no confidence in embattled president E. The University Assembly, which includes almost all full-time WVU faculty, will meet to vote on the resolutions on September 6 th. The turmoil at West Virginia University continues. The resolution was voted down.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

The University of Michigan’s Faculty Senate has been approved to expand by 2,800 members, MLive reported. UMich’s Board of Regents unanimously approved the expansion Jul. 2,800 more voices will be added to the Senate’s current approximate 4,300. Members voted 1,082 for and 567 against. All of these people can vote,” Braun said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Faculty at Chicago State University walked off the job Apr. The faculty are negotiating and striking for better pay and reduced workloads. They work overtime — I’ve seen it,” said Muriel McClendon, a Chicago State graduate student who protested with faculty. The professors put in the time and work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

The fellows – 20 CUNY Graduate Center doctoral student fellows and 45 faculty fellows – will be affiliated with CUNY’s BRES Collaboration Hub and will do research and create curricula to improve Black, race, and ethnic studies at CUNY. Faculty fellows get $2,000 stipends for research and curriculum development projects.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

The University of Vermont’s (UVM) faculty union filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the Vermont Labor Relations Board May 16, alleging that the school administration is improperly increasing faculty workloads, VT Digger reported. These events just add to a seemingly deteriorating relationship between UVM and its faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For this piece, we identify the function and effects of neoliberalism on the relationships among graduate students and faculty. Neoliberalism’s intrusion in higher education causes students to expect high return-on-investment; correspondingly, faculty are expected to be superhuman workers. Dr. Cathryn B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Arizona State University (ASU) faculty have received $1.6 A number of ASU faculty will contribute and particiupate in the project. The project will also develop an online mentorship program for teachers, the Professional Learning Network (PLN), so that they can connect with ASU faculty for support during the program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

City College of San Francisco (CCSF) will be rehiring faculty who were laid off last spring, the San Francisco Examiner reported. City College of San Francisco expects to rehire faculty members who were laid off last spring, according to reports. The move as a whole resulted in concern and uncertainty over the school and its community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

Among the latest efforts are HB 715 in North Carolina, which would remove tenure for future faculty in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system and at public community colleges, and SB 266 in Florida, which would give the state more control over the content of core classes and limit funding for DEI efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Williams College faculty voted 81-5 to approve the creation of an Asian American studies (AAS) concentration beginning Fall 2023, The Williams Record reported. An AAS program at Williams is a long time coming, having seen 34 years of activism by faculty, alumni, and students in support of instituting AAS. “In The vote – done at a Dec.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Students at Fresno Pacific University students are criticizing and protesting faculty and staff reductions due to university budget cuts, which could put several university programs at risk, KFSN reported. Carson said he is one of six faculty being laid off. A protest of "Tents and Togas" took place Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Faculty from the University of Kentucky (UK), Vanderbilt University, and University of North Carolina Greensboro have received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions (PWIs).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Despite the fact that faculty are so crucial to students’ academic lives, they are often underutilized as levers of institutional change. Moreover, institutions are grappling with faculty burnout, dissatisfaction, and resignations at growing rates.

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