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Antidotes for the Publish or Perish Syndrome

Most universities require tenure-track faculty members to achieve in three particular domains – teaching, service, and scholarship. Scholarship provokes the most anxiety. Faculty members quickly succumb to the publish or perish syndrome; a syndrome depicted by obsessive thoughts about scholarship expectations, a frenzy to publish, restless nights, and a plethora of excuses. The antidotes cleverly identified in this article are designed to treat the publish or perish syndrome.

Mark J. Cooper PhD January 23, 2012

Beware of Faculty Promotion and Tenure Pitfalls

Controversies surrounding promotion and tenure can lead to legal trouble for departments and institutions. It’s up to academic leaders to guard against possible pitfalls by adopting, disseminating, and implementing equitable policies.

Rob Kelly December 14, 2010

Changing Roles, Improved Conditions for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

As institutions increase their reliance on part-time and non-tenure-track faculty, the issues of equity and instructional quality take on more importance. One way to address these issues is to integrate non-tenure-track faculty into the culture of the department and institution. In this article, we highlight how the composition program in the English department at Appalachian State University is making this cultural change.

Rob Kelly December 2, 2010

Tenure-track Positions Continue to Feel the Pinch

As college teachers, most of us know that the profession is changing, but we aren’t always as up on the details as we should be.

Maryellen Weimer, PhD August 20, 2009

Evaluating Faculty with Specific Concerns: What, Why, and How

Evaluations mandated by institutions generally assess application of faculty expertise to teaching, research, and service. But as Keig (1994) states in Collaborative Peer Review, “Clearly,

A. C. Himes September 16, 2008