From the University of Arizona Commission on the Status of Women: Avoiding Gender Bias in Reference Writing [link from Vance Ricks, who points out this is not only applicable to student recommendations but also to letters for colleagues]
An interesting article challenging assumptions in higher education hiring, by Marybeth Gasman, Penn State Professor of Education. The five things no one will tell you about why colleges don’t hire more faculty of color [link from Don Smith]
Guilford College Clerk’s Committee Meeting Friday, September 9, 2016 11:30 a.m. Attending were Alfonso Abad Mancheno, Dave Dobson, Beth Rushing, Kathryn Shields, Don Smith, and Eva Lawrence (minute taker). Absent were Sherry Giles, Gwen Gosney Erickson, and Jeffrey Ray. Minutes from 9/2 were approved with minor revisions. Position requests There are many departments who plan …
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Friday, September 2, 2016 11:30 a.m. The committee gathered with Dave Dobson, Beth Rushing, Alfonso Abad Mancheno, Sherry Giles, Eva Lawrence, Kathryn Shields, Don Smith, and Gwen Gosney Erickson. Jeffrey Ray was not present. Minutes from the August 18 meeting were approved with minor corrections. Gathering and Moment of Silence 3 minutes …
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday September 9, 2016 11:30 am Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes Approval of Minutes from 9/9 meeting – 2 minutes Update on Compensation Committee for Fall 2016 – 2 minutes Planning for study leave requests – 3 minutes Planning for position requests – 5 minutes Setting up Committee …
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An interesting article from the Wall Street Journal that may change how you think about salaries and college majors. Also, what’s up with international relations? Wow. Good News Liberal-Arts Majors: Your Peers Probably Won’t Outearn You Forever by George Anders, September 11, 2016
Here’s an interesting article from Doug Webber, an economics professor at Temple, on the reasons for rising expenses and tuition at colleges and universities. It focuses on public institutions, and he sort of waves off private colleges at the end, but there are still a lot of relevant points, and private colleges must compete in …
[Link from Beth Rushing] An interesting article from Inside Higher Ed highlights an American Sociological Association report on the proper (and expanding) role of social media and public communication in promotion and tenure decisions. Tweeting Your Way to Tenure Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed, September 8, 2016
Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Friday September 9, 2016 11:30 am 1. Gathering and Moment of Silence – 3 minutes 2. Approval of Minutes from 9/2 meeting – 2 minutes 3. Update on position requests and substitutions (list here) – 5 minutes 4. Replacement on Compensation Committee for Fall 2016 – 5 minutes 5. Promotion and Tenure revisions – 50 minutes (focus on the first two …
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One of the college’s core goals is to provide a welcoming educational home for a diverse student body. Another is to combat oppression and racism. To those ends, it would be helpful for us to hire faculty who share those goals of anti-racism and anti-oppression, and also one that more closely resembles our diverse student body. As we begin what …