The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Cruelty of Faculty Churn

The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Cruelty of Faculty Churn

Term-limited lectureships give scholars a taste of academic life — then yank it away. Last year, Maggie Doherty left her teaching position at Harvard. She earned her Ph.D. in English from the university and, by the spring of 2021, had put in seven years of teaching...
Inside Higher Ed: The Pandemic’s Silver Lining for Faculty

Inside Higher Ed: The Pandemic’s Silver Lining for Faculty

Administrators have used it as a catalyst for transforming their policies and procedures to honor the important roles both tenured and non-tenure-track faculty members play, writes Adrianna Kezar. As the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged campuses the last two years, light was...