Academe Today

Faculty

What Happens When an Adjunct Instructor Wants to Retire?

For many contingent faculty members, retirement is not an option.

Legal

Jeff Sessions’ Justice Dept. Is Intervening in Another Campus Speech Case — Its Fourth

The department on Monday issued a “statement of interest” in a free-speech lawsuit filed against the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor by a group called Speech First.

Students

In Messy Aftermath of Offensive Videos, Free-Speech Group Decries Syracuse’s ‘Kitchen Sink’ Discipline

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education says the videos were satirical and were “intended to be seen and heard only by people in the fraternity.”

Faculty Pay

Women of Color in Academe Make 67 Cents for Every Dollar Paid to White Men

A recent research brief repeats long-known findings. Systemic change, scholars say, is the only way to make progress.

The Daily Briefing

The Daily Briefing tells individual subscribers everything they need to know about higher ed. Here’s a sample.

Advice

Customer Service Is Misguided in the Classroom but Crucial in Advising

How a former faculty member came around to the importance of serving his undergraduate “clients.”

Lingua Franca

Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts: Mark My Words

At the Council of Independent Colleges’ first institute on diversity and education, Allan Metcalf explains how understanding what linguists call marking can help us avoid sexist or racist language.