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35 Hour Work Week?

Kean U. Requires Faculty Members to Fill Out Time Sheets

February 15, 2011, 4:30 pm

Administrators at Kean University, a state institution in New Jersey, have asked faculty members to fill out daily time sheets to ensure that they are putting in at least a 35-hour workweek. The time sheets have become another source of friction in the already-tense relationship between the faculty and the administration at Kean.

via Raya Fidel

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South Carolina Lawmakers Want Professors to Teach More

February 16, 2011, 11:36 am

College professors in South Carolina should skip sabbaticals and research and, instead, teach at least nine credit hours each semester, a member of the state’s House of Representatives has told the Associated Press. A House budget-writing panel agreed to such a measure, among others that are part of the state’s $5.2-billion budget. The full Ways and Means Committee will vote next week..




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