In 1999, most deans of nursing schools that belonged to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing reported that they did not have a faculty shortage. By 2005, however, 75 percent of U.S. nursing schools cited faculty shortages as the major reason for denying admission to qualified students. The average age of nurse educators holding PhDs is…

A discussion of the devastating decline of Southern Methodist University's athletics program looks at what has happened in the past year, constructive responses to it, the university's prospects for the immediate future, and what can be learned by faculty concerned for academic integrity in todays' society. (MSE)

Three dimensions of the financial aid delivery system that disproportionately discourage minority students from seeking or achieving admission to colleges and universities are discussed: information inequities, negative consequences of system complexity, and institutional aid practices. (MLW)

Fiscal year 2001 marked an important milestone in policies to attract and retain women in science and engineering. That year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) initiated an awards program called ADVANCE at a funding level of $19 million. The program supports efforts by institutions and individuals to empower women to participate fully in…

The current trend toward academic gamesmanship, characterized by interinstitutional competition for faculty, gives the general public a superficial notion of academic excellence, deceives higher education supporters, deprives undergraduates of teaching that they are paying higher prices to receive, and gauges success by ephemeral standards.…

The role of merit pay is examined in the contexts of two different faculty salary systems, and the interaction of the salary system and assessment of individual merit to produce particular patterns of faculty mobility is discussed. (MSE)

Two kinds of affirmative action in the recruitment and selection of college faculty are distinguished and discussed: procedural (ensuring judgment of applicants without consideration of race, religion, or national origin) and preferential (characterized by attention to the same criteria that procedural affirmative action eschews). Argues that…

Affirmative action in college faculty recruitment and selection is discussed, distinguishing between procedural and preferential affirmative action. Negative effects of preferential affirmative action on students, faculty, and the institution are examined. Other issues explored include democratic values, bias in the search process, and the…

Investigated how the job market treats potential faculty members, particularly minorities. Results debunked many prevailing myths about diversifying the faculty (e.g., the scarcity of minority faculty means that institutions must compete to hire them). Strategies and issues for consideration when institutions are exploring diversity are discussed,…

Problems associated with the use of technology in the college classroom are outlined, including instructional issues such as poorly functioning equipment, lack of quality in courses delivered by technology, and problems with generic presentations, as well as administrative concerns such as over-promotion of technology-based learning to students,…

Though diversity is essential on college campuses, recruiting and retaining faculty of color remains an extremely difficult challenge. Research shows that encouraging diversity among faculty and students promotes better teaching and learning and encourages better scholarship. Since the 1970s, new courses have proliferated in many disciplines, and…

Faculty of color are severely underrepresented in American higher education; they make up just over 10 percent of full-time undergraduate professors. Many in academe are familiar with this statistic and know that progress in increasing the presence of faculty of color on U.S. campuses has been slow. They are also aware, however, that students of…

A celebrated economist discusses the employment of college faculty in the modern university focusing on two primary issues: (1) tenure and promotion; and (2) recruitment, payment, and retention. Additional issues addressed include the role of faculty, academic authority, democracy in the classroom, and allocation of society's resources for higher…

An article based on a 3-year study of the American professoriate is presented. The academic labor market, it is concluded, may be heading into unprecedented competition for the best talent. Improvement of the work environment may be as important as growth in compensation. (MLW)

Profiles Sujeet Shenoi, a University of Tulsa computer science faculty member who began a recruiting campaign for computer science students linked to an undergraduate student research program, which then evolved into the Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge. Students credit him with developing both their skills and their confidence through…