More on Faculty Issues

• March 11, 2013

  ACE Recognizes Sloan Foundation, President Paul Joskow for Support of Academic Work/Life Balance

  ACE honored the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and President Paul Joskow for their long-term contributions to higher education on work/life balance, student access and other issues earlier this week at its 95th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

• September 24, 2012

  Medical Schools Make Strides on Work-Life Balance for Academic Physicians

  ACE and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation honor five medical schools today by awarding each a $250,000 grant for excellence in faculty career flexibility. Two additional institutions will receive $25,000 each for promising practices in the field.

• June 18, 2012

  Innovative Practices in Faculty Retirement Honored With $100,000 Grants

  ACE and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today recognized 15 colleges and universities that demonstrate cutting-edge approaches to supporting faculty before, during and after their retirement transitions. Awardees will each receive $100,000 grants to accelerate innovative practices.

• July 12, 2011

  New Paper Examines Legal Issues in Faculty Retirement

  Higher education institutions face increasingly complex legal challenges since Congress ended mandatory retirement for tenured faculty in 1994. A publication released today by ACE provides college and university presidents and cabinet members with guidance on these issues.

• Myth: College and University Presidents Are Overpaid

  For those of us who are committed to attracting and retaining the best, brightest, and most capable people to university president positions, it is important to examine the larger picture in terms of pay levels and job duties.