Should Venting About Students be Banned?
Put college faculty members in a room and eventually the talk turns to venting about students. Should such discussions about students be discouraged or even banned?
Is the Carrot and Stick Method Effective with Adult Students?
Do you believe adult students need incentives in order to perform their very best?
Book Review: “Sexism Ed”
Readers of Sexism Ed, published two decades later, may feel that there’s been little to no progress since the 1990s regarding gender equity, diversity, and inclusion. However, while Baker’s book provides a good overview of today’s problems,…
Here’s Why Your College Students are Less Able to Think Critically
Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago. But today’s teens have come of age with smartphones in their pockets. Compared to teens a couple of decades ago, the way they interact with traditional media like…
Book Review: “Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America”
In “Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America,” Alissa Quart lucidly recounts these and other wrenching stories of economic hardship, while meticulously deconstructing some of the prevailing myths about middle-class life in the United…
New Study: Most Americans Say Higher Ed is Heading in the Wrong Direction
About six-in-ten Americans (61%) say the higher education system in the United States is going in the wrong direction, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. But Republicans and Democrats differ over why they think this is the case.
University of Iowa Visiting Faculty Win Access to Benefits
After months of protests, rallies and — eventually — meetings with UI administrators, including President Bruce Harreld, visiting faculty have won expanded benefits in the form of health insurance, dependent coverage, retirement and sick…
Fordham Adjuncts Sign First Three-Year Union Contract That Hikes Wages 67-90 Percent
A new contract signed by Fordham University adjunct professors signed in mid-July will increase their wages by 67 to 90 percent over the next three years, which could make the difference for many between being able to pay rent and…
Illinois Contingent Faculty File Complaint After Hundreds Are Barred From Leadership Vote
Is the Illinois Education Association proving that the recent Supreme Court Janus decision was right? Crooked union elections may go uncorrected.
A Helpful Contingent Faculty Compromise: Equal Pay for (75% of) Equal Work
We all know that contingent faculty members are underpaid, yet administrators rarely take seriously the arguments championing equal pay for equal work. It's time for a new approach.This article is only available to subscribers. If you're a…