Academe Today Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Sign up for this newsletter | Todayâs News Data Updated with the latest figures on full-time faculty members, adjunct professors, and staff, The Chronicle’s comprehensive data resource makes it easy to dig into pay at more than 4,700 colleges. Submit your data to help show what people in your department earn. | Labor & Work-Life Issues By Audrey Williams June Modest increases were the norm, and money to fund the retirement of junior faculty members was sparse, according to the AAUP. |
Research By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz When their work provides context for breaking news, the scholars argue, some credit helps the public understand what’s going on. |
The Chronicle Interview By Marc Parry Nell Painter wrote serious books and led scholarly associations before going to art school, a transformation she examines — including the perniciousness of M.F.A. education — in a new memoir. |
Technology By Goldie Blumenstyk Hear what a panel of experts had to say about a hiring assessment for faculty members, a financial-planning app for students, and a communication tool for scholarship recipients. |
Exclusively for You Colleges are increasingly being judged by how well they retain and graduate students, especially those who are first generation or low income. In our latest Idea Lab collection on student success, we profile successful efforts to help students who struggle in college. The 42-page booklet has tips on mentoring, advising, using student data, and more. |
Views Commentary By Liz DiMarco Weinmann Many lessons can be learned from the decline and fall of the former president of Edinboro University. Here are some of them. | Lingua Franca Is poppycock British or American? Take the quiz, which Ben Yagoda ânickedâ from a new book, The Prodigal Tongue. |
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