From JAF Critics of tenure argue that, though tenure may be advantageous to individual faculty, increased use of non‐tenure‐track appointments best contributes to organizational economy and flexibility through cost savings, eased response to enrollment shifts, and reduced resistance to curricula[...]
Archive for March 21st, 2011
March 21st, 2011 - 1:09 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Follow up: Is the loss of faculty jobs justified by magical new technology?
Academic Salaries? Not so Golden! Earlier today, I posted on the $700,000 salary of the President of an online only, no faculty university called Western Governors University. How does President Mendenhall justify such a salary? His website suggests he can do this because he claims not to ne[...]
How to Cut Costs of Higher Ed? .. eliminate the faculty
Bill would partner Washington with online university Western Governors University Enrollment: 20,000 students nationwide, 900 of them in Washington state. Degrees offered: More than 50 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in subjects such as business, health, information technology an[...]