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Peer reviewedBerube, Michael – Academe, 1995
It is argued that increasing pressure on graduate students and new doctorate recipients to publish is confusing entry-level faculty employment issues and stressing skills that may have little to do with the jobs available. Faculty are encouraged to protest the escalation of entry-level requirements and change unrealistic hiring practices. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Trends, Employment Qualifications, Entry Workers
Direct linkMartinez-Fernandez, Luis – Academe, 2003
In the celebrity-driven, star-struck culture, university professors do not receive the attention or praise--not to mention the paychecks--of movie actors, pop music idols, super models, or sports stars. Although professors' egos may not be much smaller than those of celebrities, academia lacks the promotional infrastructure of professional sports…
Descriptors: University Presses, College Faculty, Teacher Background, Teacher Qualifications
Wu, Stephen – Academe, 2005
Most faculty members in the arts and sciences advise their undergraduate students that attending a highly rated graduate institution is paramount to landing a prestigious academic job upon graduation. The empirical evidence supporting this claim is not extensive, however; relatively little systematic research has analyzed the issue. This article…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Research Universities, Liberal Arts, College Faculty
Peer reviewedCahn, Steven M. – Academe, 1997
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…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism, Faculty Recruitment
Peer reviewedWolf-Devine, Celia – Academe, 1997
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…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedYoung, Stanley J.; Kaufman, Marjorie R. – Academe, 1983
The 1980 dismissal of a faculty member after 13 years of service is examined. Issues include dismissal without statement of cause, opportunity for a hearing, or other safeguards of due process, the individual's allegation that union activities were a cause of his dismissal, and current inadequate tenure regulations of the college. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, College Faculty, Contracts
