Recording Lectures

Patrick Culbert suggests that professors should continue to record lectures . It is good for the student, and it is a tool for instructor improvement as well.

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Universities After Coronavirus

Bryan Alexander suggests that because of COVID-19 universities have increased their expectations of faculty: longer hours, online activity throughout waking hours, and more community service requirements. Beth McMurtrie reports burnout already happening among some faculty.

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At Risk Faculty

Erik Ofgang offers tips for protecting at risk university faculty from COVID-19.

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Aging Faculty

Jasper McChesney and Jacqueline Bichsel provide statistics on the greying professorial population at U.S. universities.

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Faculty Workload

Julian Wyllie interviewed John Ziker about his research into faculty workloads and workweeks.

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The Adjunct Project

The Chronicle of Higher Education has started The Adjunct Project, offering tips and salary comparisons to part-time faculty.

-DD

Student Satisfaction and University Mission

Jeffrey Selingo had a stirring post in the Chronicle of Higher Education on institutional mission and student satisfaction titled "Enough With the Talk. Let's Start Fixing It. " The commentary raised by the article I found contained more insights than the article itself, indicating it touched a nerve among faculty.

-DD