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Desk Rage

by Gayle Fredericks JUST WHEN YOU were finally getting a handle on your road rage problem, along comes a new anger epidemic to ruffle your feathers-desk rage. A recent British study shows that mounting workplace pressure is leading to an increasing incidence of squabbles and...

Five Adjunct Faculty Fulbright Scholars

by Chris Cumo Dr. Joe Peters Dr. Joe Peters has taken the road less traveled to his Fulbright scholarship. A course in Eastern religions as a freshman at Purdue in 1972.

Analyzing the Trends: Distance Education–Resistance is Futile

by Chris Cumo THE IDYLLIC UNIVERSITY has ivory-laced buildings, sprawling greens, and vast oaks through which light bathes the campus in a gentle sheen. Its nucleus is the classroom, where teacher and.

Tsunami: Higher Education Enrollment Trends

by Jeff Fisk AS AMERICANS ENTER the new millennium, one thing is very clear: more Americans than ever before believe that getting a college degree is vitally important to their future prosperity and their opportunity to be part of the American Dream. For the second...

10 Ways to Negotiate a Good Salary

by P.D. Lesko THESE RULES WILL help job seekers to maximize potential employment packages. The Internet has given job seekers a wealth of information about competitive salaries easily accessible to.

Comm. College President Says New Faculty Contract Has to “Benefit the Whole College”

Clinton Community College President John Kowal says he is hopeful a new contract between the institution’s Board of Trustees and Faculty Association Union will be agreed upon soon. The FA.

The Feds Aren’t Doing Enough to Investigate Problem Colleges

by Adam Goldstein Incomplete written guidelines and penalties that had not been updated since 2016. Significant turnover and reductions among staff. Changing agency priorities and department probes put “on hold.” Over the past six years, these problems have stifled the U.S. Department of Education’s investigations...

In Indian State of Hyderabad, Faculty Ask Court to Force Colleges to Recognize PT Teaching Experience When Hiring for FT Positions

Stating that it would soon decide whether the experience of a part-time lecturer would count for the purpose of filling principal posts at Gurukul residential schools and colleges in the state, the.

July Higher Ed Labor Summit Vision Platform Claims Adjuncts “Present A Threat” to Student Retention and Success

by P.D. Lesko For two days in early July, around 300 representatives from 75 higher education labor groups came together virtually to hammer out a Vision Plan that addresses challenges.

Malaysia’s Largest University Looks to Trim Jobs of 600 Part-time Lecturers After Funding Cut

by Rahimi Yunus Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) is likely to terminate its part-time lecturer program and trim its strategic plan after funding was slashed under Budget 2021 announced this month. The university’s vice chancellor Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Azraai Kassim said it will have to...

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