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ERIC Number: ED602916
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003-May-1
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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Brief 17: New Faculty: A Catalyst for Change. New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications. Paper 41
New England Resource Center for Higher Education
The message of new faculty is not new, but their power may be. As the demand for new faculty increases due to retirements and increased enrollments in systems and institutions around the country, large cohorts of tenure-track faculty are being hired. Early-career faculty want what they've wanted for many years now: clarity surrounding the tenure process, a workload that is meaningful and manageable, professional development for research and teaching, a hospitable campus climate, a collegial workplace, work-family balance, equity, transparency, and fairness. Many young teacher scholars are interested in collaboration over competition, research that is organized around problems rather than disciplines, and a multidisciplinary work environment shaped by interaction between researchers and users. At the same time, colleges and universities are facing pressures from outside to change what they do, how they do it, and how they measure it--much of this in line with the values and concerns of new faculty cohorts.
New England Resource Center for Higher Education. University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393. Tel: 617-287-7740; Fax: 617-287-7747; Web site: https:scholarworks.umb.edu/nerche
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of Massachusetts, Boston. New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE)
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