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AAUP: DeSantis’s Florida Part of ‘Assault on Democracy Worldwide’

The American Association of University Professors released a report today saying Ron DeSantis’s words and actions “come from the same...
People demonstrating, holding signs saying "On Strike," with a Columbia College Chicago sign on the building behind them.
Faculty Issues Labor & Unionization

Columbia Chicago Faculty Strike Hits One-Month Mark

The uncommonly long walkout by part-time instructors at the arts-focused institution is roiling not just them but students and their full-time peers.

Photo illustration of St. Cloud State University's campus and President Robbyn Wacker
Governance Executive Leadership

St. Cloud State President to Exit Amid Tensions

Robbyn Wacker is set to leave office next year after a tenure marked by enrollment challenges, deep job cuts and clashes with faculty.

A photo illustration including a quote from the University of Washington report: "Specifically, faculty inappropriately considered candidates’ races when determining the order of offers and altered the process to provide disparate opportunities for candidates based on their race."
Faculty Issues Diversity & Equity

U of Washington Faculty Search Weighed Race Inappropriately

A psychology department hiring committee re-ranked finalists to hire a Black candidate over a white person originally rated No. 1, violating policy, a report concludes.

Side-by-side photographs of people, a few wearing red, marching and holding up signs saying, among other things, "On Strike."
Faculty Issues Labor & Unionization

Part-Time Faculty Members Strike at Columbia College Chicago

The part-time faculty union launched a walkout Monday, sending strong demands to both the institution and its own members.

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Carthage Profs Censure Leaders Over Teaching Load Increase

Carthage College’s full-time faculty members have overwhelmingly censured their president, John R. Swallow, and their provost/executive vice president for operations...
People sit in a large, full room, with some people standing in the back. Multiple individuals are holding protest signs, including one saying “We Demand Freeze Academic Transformation” and another saying “Gee You Drove Us in a Ditch.”
Faculty Issues Tenure

WVU Professors Get Their Layoff Notices

Amid the sweeping elimination of degree offerings and faculty members’ jobs at West Virginia University, professors are left with possibly hopeless appeals.

A redbrick building on Gettysburg College's campus.
Faculty Issues Tenure

Tenured Faculty Raises Alarm as Gettysburg Eyes Fewer Adjuncts

The Pennsylvania liberal arts college recently made headlines for closing its literary journal. Professors say they now fear more cuts.