http://chronicle.com/topic/Labor-Work-Life-Issues/107/ Topics :: Labor & Work-Life Issues Fri, 18 May 2012 03:26:40 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131798/ http://chronicle.com/article/2-Presidents-2-Campuses-One/131798/ Anthony and Robin J. Tricoli lead colleges in neighboring states, a three-hour drive apart.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131809/ http://chronicle.com/article/Rutgers-Board-May-Have-Dealt/131809/ The trustees approved a resolution stating that the Camden campus should remain part of the university system, not merge with Rowan University.

]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131731/ http://chronicle.com/article/Pomp-Circumstancethe/131731/ The planning of graduation ceremonies begins the previous July—but keeping the dean's script up to date is crucial.

]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131599/ http://chronicle.com/article/Death-by-Discussion/131599/ Someone save me from these meetings.

]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131470/ http://chronicle.com/article/Messy-Drama-of-Proposed/131470/ Both supporters and opponents of a plan to merge Rutgers University at Camden and Rowan University are locked in a nasty political squabble.

]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131459/ http://chronicle.com/article/California-State-U-Works-to/131459/ The system has replaced or learned it must replace almost half of its top campus leaders in the last 16 months. Read that and other job news.

]]> Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131227/ http://chronicle.com/article/In-Search-of-a-Professors/131227/ Just as there are campus offices in which to negotiate retirement packages, there could be one for "intellectual renewal and continuation."

]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130904/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Type-of-Nostalgia/130904/ Why a few professors are still clacking away after all these years.

]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130927/ http://chronicle.com/article/BusinessmanAdjunct-to/130927/ James H. Page brings to the job not only executive experience but also the perspective of a part-time instructor in philosophy.

]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130860/ http://chronicle.com/article/Why-I-Moved-An-Intriguing-Job/130860/ When she heard that Stetson University had a job involving "boundless learning," Emily Richardson couldn't resist.

]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130785/ http://chronicle.com/article/Union-Representation-at/130785/ The university's faculty union objects to a plan to preclude it from covering employees of a medical school being built with private funds.

]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:21:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130659/ http://chronicle.com/article/Proposed-Realigning-of-New/130659/ The plan would shift control of a Rutgers campus at Camden to Rowan University. Critics see hints of cronyism in that choice.

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130466/ http://chronicle.com/article/We-Need-a-New-Interview-Script/130466/ Why do we keep asking questions that result in little but vague, canned answers?

]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130347/ http://chronicle.com/article/FatherDaughter-Both/130347/ "Those two days leading up to the top were the two toughest days of my life," says the father, a business professor at Stetson U.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130245/ http://chronicle.com/article/Forget-Executives-the-AAUP/130245/ Our brightest future will not be realized by executives in central offices. It will be realized by professors taking leadership to redirect public policy.

]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130240/ http://chronicle.com/article/Job-Market-Looks-Brighter-for/130240/ Many disciplines aren't celebrating yet, however.

]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130145/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Sweet-Spot-of-a/130145/ A Ph.D. who quit a tenure-track job offers a primer on how to get started on finding a new career path outside of academe.

]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130190/ http://chronicle.com/article/Jobs-for-New-PhDs-in/130190/ The gain comes after two years of sharp declines, the American Historical Association says. Jobs are on the agenda at the group's annual meeting this week.

]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130185/ http://chronicle.com/article/Tenures-Dirty-Little-Secret/130185/ Contingent faculty are toiling at low pay to subsidize the security of tenured professors who don't necessarily do a better job.

]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130017/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Tough-Part-Is-the/130017/ How do you best manage the stress of being on the market, or stuck in a job you don't enjoy?

]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130021/ http://chronicle.com/article/Proposed-Federal-Rule-Change/130021/ The Labor Department may force colleges and their outside consultants to disclose much more about their efforts to influence union elections or contract talks.

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:57:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129949/ http://chronicle.com/article/Association-Criticizes/129949/ The title change appears to give the faculty members a lower rank, but the university said the revision was necessary to conform with system policy

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:30:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129738/ http://chronicle.com/article/Can-Well-Behaved-Women-Make/129738/ A tenured professor defends her calm, polite response to sexist remarks.

]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129751/ http://chronicle.com/article/At-Farmingdale-State-Bottled/129751/ Professor Becker's Barbecue Sauce honors the memory of a faculty member who nourished students' minds in the classroom and their bellies at homecoming.

]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129693/ http://chronicle.com/article/Ohio-Voters-Reject-Law-to/129693/ A strong majority voted no in a referendum on whether to approve a state law that would have cut off many public-college professors from union representation.

]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129640/ http://chronicle.com/article/Bootstrapping-My-Way-Into-the/129640/ Tenure won't protect you from heating bills, car repairs, or the fact that you can't buy milk until tomorrow, when you get paid.

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