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Historic Faculty Strike Disrupts California State University System

Nearly 30,000 faculty members from 23 California State University (CSU) campuses went on strike on Monday, marking the largest faculty labor action in U.S....

Nearly a Third of Faculty Considering Leaving States Over Political Climate,...

A new survey of more than 4,250 professors from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas found that nearly a third are actively seeking employment...

California Professor Accused of Falsifying Native American Heritage Agrees to Step...

After over a decade of controversy and accusations of falsely claiming Native American heritage, a professor at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside)...

Let’s Talk About Race: Difficult Conversations Lead to Courageous Leadership

Talking about racism in interracial groups is difficult and uncomfortable and people sometimes go to great lengths to avoid the topic. But having such...

Expanding Boyer’s Model to Better Recognize Diverse Faculty Roles

Although introduced over 30 years ago, Boyer’s model of scholarship is still used by some higher education institutions to better recognize faculty during promotion...

Invisible Labor

It’s Time to Better Recognize DEI Contributions and Workloads of Underrepresented Employees For years, Christine Hong, PhD, advocated alongside student and faculty activists for the formation...

What to Do Before More Campus Colleagues Head for the Door

Universities and colleges work hard to ensure diversity among faculty and staff, so when a valued employee from an underrepresented group enters a human...

Innovative Funding Helps Health Professions Research College Raise $1 Million, Advance...

Thirty percent more African American, Latinx, and Hispanic faculty are working this year within the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) at...

Inclusion, Support Are Key Goals of UC Berkeley’s Faculty Link Program

Educators from underrepresented backgrounds and diverse disciplines at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) continue to build a campus-wide support system and sense...

New Report Reveals Prevalence of Debt Among Higher Education Workforce

Debt is prevalent among the higher education workforce, according to a new report by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Institute. The...

American University Staff Strike Following Failed Contract Negotiations

More than 500 staff members at American University in Washington, D.C. went on strike Monday, citing low wages and unfair working conditions. The strike went...

AAUP Releases First Tenure Study Since 2004, Revealing Major Changes in...

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has released its first major study in nearly 20 years on tenure policies at U.S. institutions of...

New AAUP Report Shows Largest One-Year Faculty Wage Decline on Record

A new report by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) found that full-time higher education faculty wages have decreased by 5 percent when...

College Housing Challenges Extend to Faculty and Staff

The shortage of affordable housing for students, faculty, and staff has been a longstanding issue for colleges and universities in densely populated areas such...

Health Care Workers Strike at Howard University Hospital

Dozens of health care workers at Howard University Hospital participated in a one-day strike on Monday to protest against alleged unfair labor conditions and...

TikTok Video Exposes Reed College Professor’s Racist Comments

Paul J. Currie, a psychology professor at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, is facing criticism after a recent video showed him making offensive and...

Howard University Professors Threaten Strike

At a campus demonstration Wednesday, Howard University faculty members threatened to strike in the coming week if the institution does not increase wages for...

Professors Association Denounces South Carolina Anti-Tenure Bill

This week, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released a statement condemning a controversial South Carolina bill that, if approved, would end tenure...

White Faculty and Staff at PCOM Address Biases Through ‘Unlearning Racism’...

At the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), White faculty and staff are working to address their biases and discuss their perceptions of race...

Spelman College Faculty Refuse to Teach In-Person Classes Over COVID-19 Concerns

Spelman College professors will not teach in person this semester unless the school enacts better COVID-19 safety guidelines, the faculty council told students in...

Professor Accused of Posing as Woman of Color on Twitter Resigns

A White chemistry professor at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has resigned after he was accused of posing as a woman of color...

Professors Are Exhausted and Concerned About Student Outcomes, Survey Shows

A new survey released on Tuesday shows that professors are exhausted from spending more time teaching and are worried about student equity and success...

INSIGHT to Host Part 2 of Free Webinar Series: ‘Women of...

Join us for INSIGHT Into Diversity's discussion series, Women of Color Need Courageous Allies in the Academy: Part Two, where Black and White women...

Academia Experiences Disturbing Impersonation Trend

In late October, officials at Furman University in South Carolina received reports of troubling allegations against one of the institution’s celebrated professors. An anonymous...

Faculty at Risk: Colleges Can Support Faculty Mental Health During Stressful...

While the COVID-19 pandemic has created a range of challenges for many professionals, college and university faculty face unique stressors during this time of...

Gender Bias Means Women Are More Likely to Be Silenced Online

On September 28, University of Iowa graduate student Claire McDonnell recorded a video call of herself and a group of male classmates discussing plans...

Professors Lead a Nationwide Scholar Strike for Racial Justice

A movement for racial justice is underway in the academic community — and it all started with a tweet. On August 26, Anthea Butler, PhD,...

University of Houston Makes Major Advancements in Faculty Diversity Thanks to...

Paula Myrick Short, PhD, the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at University of Houston (UH) and senior vice chancellor for academic...

INSIGHT Hosts ‘Women of Color Need Courageous Allies in the Academy’...

 INSIGHT Into Diversity recently hosted a webinar for Black women in academia to discuss how White women colleagues can be allies in the fight...