In an earlier piece, our team described a dashboard that serves as an early-warning system of indicators that can show when an academic unit is on the brink of dysfunction -- or, even worse, already ...

In 2009, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith said the size of the faculty would shrink as it faced a sharp drop in hiring. In the wake of the financial crisis, FAS spending had ...

Miami University has developed a set of norms and expectations regarding faculty workload to ensure that we have the faculty resources necessary to support the teaching program that is at the core of ...

As Buller (2012) notes, “The job of chairing a department is probably the most important, least appreciated, and toughest administrative position in higher education.” Yet, it is a role that can bring ...

On January 31, Princeton’s Board of Trustees announced that they had approved six new faculty appointments. These faculty come from a variety of studies across Princeton’s campus. In this round of ...

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Penn faculty members about student course evaluations, with many noting significant room for improvement to the process. Undergraduate course reviews take place ...