Teaching a good first day of class starts here; colleges stick with tenure even as adjuncts' course load grows; the new nihilistic professor; and more
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Other sectors have steered clear of tenure, with only two-year public colleges having an appreciable number of tenured and tenure-track faculty members, at under 20 percent. (PREMIUM)
Faculty members deal with varied work situations, from being tenured to getting by on less-than-annual contracts. Here is an overview of their standing.
Being radical used to take a lot of work. Now all one needs to do is succumb, conspicuously, to hopelessness. (PREMIUM)
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