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Today, college and university faculty members face many challenges, including an increasingly diverse workforce and new models for career flexibility. The National Clearinghouse on Academic Worklife (NCAW) provides resources to help faculty, graduate students, administrators and higher education researchers understand more about all aspects of modern academic work and related career issues, including tenure track and non tenure track appointments, benefits, climate and satisfaction, work/life balance, and policy development.

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	Mentors as fellow travelers Ambrosino, Roberta. http://www.aaace.org/mc/page.do?sitePage Id=66286&orgId=aaace View Abstract Reviews a new faculty mentoring program at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Subjects: Early career, Professional development
	Flexibility in faculty careers Bataille, Gretchen M. . http://www.acenet.edu/Content/Navigation Menu/ProgramsServices/Publications/presi dency/W10_Bataille.htm View Abstract Author suggests that higher education institutions employ different mechanisms for providing faculty job satisfaction, based on generational differences within faculty and in student cohorts. Subjects: Academic labor market, Satisfaction
	Women and Academic Workloads: Career Slow Lane or Cul-de-Sac? Barrett, Lucinda, Barrett, Peter. Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, p141-155, February 2011. View Abstract Discusses why the career progression of women in academia is not proportionate to their representation. Suggests measures to improve the situation. Subjects: Faculty, Promotion, Women
	Are You Satisfied? PhD Eucation and Faculty Taste for Prestige: Limits of the Prestige Value System Rudd, Elizabeth, Picciano, Joseph, Nerad, Maresi, Morrison, emory. Research in Higher Education, p24-46, February 2011. View Abstract Evaluates the model of academia as a prestige value system by looking at the relationship between the prestige of faculty appointments and job satisfaction. Subjects: Faculty, Satisfaction, Status
	Progress and Challenges to the Recognition and Reward of the Scholarship of Teaching in Higher Education Chalmers, Denise. Higher Education Research and Development, p25-38, Feb 2011. View Abstract Reviews initiatives aimed at enhancing recognition of teaching at research universities. Concludes that, despite progress, promotion and tenure are eluding those who focus on teaching. Subjects: Faculty, Faculty teaching, Promotion
	How Do They Do It? Career Strategies of University Professors Noted for Taking Teaching Seriously Terosky, Aimee LaPointe. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, p121-145, 2010. View Abstract Examines the strategies of professors who take teaching seriously at a major research university. Gives examples of their practices to guide other professors. Subjects: Faculty, Faculty teaching
	Women in the Academy: Female Leadership in STEM Education and the Evolution of a Mentoring Web Durmowicz, Meredith, Roskes, Ellen, Slattery, Susan, Gorman, Susan. http://www.forumonpublicpolicy.com View Abstract The authors look at why Stevenson University has been so successful at hiring and retaining female faculty in science, technology, engineering, and math. Suggests that the development of a "mentoring web" is a key element. Subjects: Faculty, Professional development, Women, Mentoring
	Statement on the Status and Working Conditions of Contingent Faculty Schell, Eileen E., Palmquist, Mike , Doe, Sue, McDonald, James, Newman, Beatrice Mendez, Samuels, Robert. College English, p356-359, Mar 2011. View Abstract Rejects the idea that there is insufficient funding to expand the current tenure system. Calls for changes in relationships between contingent faculty and their institutions, as well as the full involvement of non-tenure track faculty. Subjects: Faculty, Non-tenure-track faculty, Tenure
	Academic Freedom Revisited Doughty, Howard. College Quarterly, Win 2010. View Abstract The author investigates academic freedom and its recent merge with "market mentality". Looks at the debates occurring in colleges and universities and predicts a coming challenge to "market mentality". Subjects: Academic freedom, Business Models in Higher Education
	Studying the Professional Lives and Work of Faculty Involved in Community Engagement O'Meara, Kerry Ann, Saltmarsh, John, Giles, Dwight, Sandmann, Lorilee. Innovative Higher Education, p83-96, Apr 2011. View Abstract Looks at the community engagement of faculty and the progress that has been made in understanding it. Considers the kinds of questions generally asked about community engagement and their implications. Subjects: Faculty, Faculty service
	Women Faculty in Higher Education: A Case Study on Gender Bias Bingham, Teri, Nix, Susan. http://www.forumonpublicpolicy.com View Abstract Surveyed female faculty members to study the perception of gender bias in higher education. Discusses the issues that emerged and recommends policy changes. Subjects: Faculty, Gender (comparison), Policy
	Some things never change: Gender segregation in higher education across eight nations and three decades Barone, Carlo. Sociology of Education, p157-176, Apr 2011. View Abstract Explores gender disparities in Europe in different academic fields. Posits that beyond the humanities-science divide there is also a care-technology divide. Suggests that this gender segregation is resilient and sustained by structural developments in education. Subjects: Diversity, Faculty, Gender (comparison)
	Evaluation of adjunct faculty in higher education institutions Langen, Jill. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, p185-196, Mar 2011. View Abstract A study on the criteria used to evaluate adjunct faculty and how that information is used. Aims to better understand evaluation practices to ensure the best learning opportunities for students. Subjects: Instructional faculty, Non-tenure-track faculty
	The antecedents of a Griffin, Andrea E C, Maranto, Cheryl. Human Relations, p139-159, Feb 2011. View Abstract Surveyed a private Midwestern university to find out what leads to the perception of exclusion of women. Finds multiple causes and suggests that policies to reverse "chilly climate" will have to address all of them. Subjects: Climate, Women

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