By Kat Kiefer-Newman Do you remember writing those horrible gradeschool essays "What I did for my summer vacation"? I always hated those because we rarely did anything…
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I have mentioned in a past blog the amount of time I spend writing and answering email on an average day (one hour for four or five…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Welcome back, Adjuncts! Does it feel welcome at your institution(s) of higher learning? My classes began this week at both schools - that's never…
I watched my youngest graduate from high school and, while I was extremely proud of her, it was a bittersweet moment for me. Proud, because of her…
by Daniel deVise For the first time, more women than men in the United States received doctoral degrees last year, the culmination of decades of change in…
by Shai Reshef In an effort to earn a college education, students around the world find themselves facing mounting debt. According to data recently released by the…
Some months back, Science Careers focused on the challenges facing dual-career academic couples looking for work. On Wednesday, the American Association of University Professors issued a report,…
by Sarah Cunnanae Universities across the world are feeling the effects of the new age of austerity as governments respond to their financial circumstances by cutting…
“The past four decades have seen a failure of the social contract in faculty employment,” states a new report issued by the American Association of University Professors.…
After a yearlong battle, adjunct faculty has gained the right to bargain with the Central Michigan University administration. Members of the Union of Teaching Faculty voted by…
