Tenure

College tuition is rising faster than the rate of inflation. The Department of Education states “Between 2003–04 and 2013–14, prices for undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board at public institutions rose 34 percent, and prices at private nonprofit institutions rose 25 percent, after adjustment for inflation” What is the reason for this increase? What can we fix? Can tuition increases be fixed? There are people who are looking into the reason tuition prices increase. Unfortunately, there is…

The faculty salaries in china are categorized into two; the base salary which is the amount fixed for each step and a variable amount determined by annual performance review. The base salary is paid by the government regardless of institution or discipline with some regional cost of living adjustments. The performance bonus is paid by the institutions, and is determined by system of work point quantifying faculty activities of the year (González, Liu, & Shu, 2012). The size of the bonus is…

I. Introduction Claudia Goldin is one of the world’s leading economists and economic historians. By utilising her knowledge and education in economic theory and quantitative analysis, Professor Goldin has made a series of outstanding and original contributions to the application of economic theory and quantitative methods to the study of history. Professor Goldin graduated from Cornell University in 1967 with a BA in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) before completing her Masters in 1969 and PhD in…

These rights and privileges include academic freedom and tenure, compensation and other economic benefits as liberal as the resources of the University will allow, a viable faculty organization, and responsible faculty participation in the development of academic programs and policies. With respect to students…

The greatest women in the world are honed from an environment that enables their willingness to grow within their education and self expression. Therefore, I appreciate Hollins for their dedication to sustain their students who are engaged in challenging study, and to their advancement of knowledge. I am confident that receiving an education from Hollins will ensure that I am the bearer of vast benefits. Growth is a great benefit that I hope to attain from my Hollins experience. If admitted,…

Never Fade Away is an academic novel written by William Hart. It is an emotional chronicle of an unusual relation between a teacher and his student, and the trials and tribulations they face personally, professionally and academically. It is a story of friendship, self-discovery, self-understanding and acceptance told through the journal entries of two main characters; John Goddard and Tina Le. John Goddard is an ESL writing teacher at a California State University and a Vietnam War veteran…

I read Arnett’s unconventional path to becoming who he is in the present time, a developmental psychologist. Throughout “Confessions of a Heretic,” Arnett takes the reader through his career journey and the multiple jobs that he held throughout the years until he finally arrived at his current destination, a job he believes to be fulfilling. For this reason, I believe that by taking us through his professional journey, he describes a career with a heart. As I read this article, I also, reflected…

Welcome to higher education! If you want to be successful here you need to know a few things about how this place works. One of the main things you need to know is the difference between the instructors you will have here and those you had before. Let me take a few minutes to explain this to you. First, I am your professor, not your teacher. There is a difference. Up to now, your instruction has been in the hands of teachers, and a teacher’s job is to make sure that you learn. Teachers are…

Title Tenure in the classroom “study after study has shown a yawning educational achievement gap between the poorest and wealthiest children in America” (Cohen, 2015). It becomes extremely difficult to fire that teacher who is guaranteed a job with three to seven years of experience. Parents seem to be dissatisfied with the current situation on the concept of whether or not teacher should be tenured in American schools. Reaching for a higher education is vanishing for students who know that they…

Marcus acknowledged that he didn 't always see eye to eye with his White professors, especially due to the position of power that faculty held, but he treated it as a learning experience. He felt that he was often on "opposing sides of the table": All of these interactions shaped a great understanding of how I engaged what I perceived to be power. It gives me a fuller understanding of how to assert my own power. Even if they were in negative situations, I gleaned some sort of lesson from the…