J ennifer Wong-Ma had a tenure-track job in computer science more than a decade ago at Stony Brook University. But she found herself more interested in her teaching than in her research. A few years ...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, almost three-quarters of instructors in America’s higher education system were contingent faculty. Colleges and universities have increasingly relied on them as a ...

Dear Faculty Relations: I love to teach, and I know this is my primary responsibility as a teaching professor, but should I try to keep investing in my research agenda? —Research Active Teaching Prof ...

The Chronicle has a piece this week by Beckie Supiano exploring the possibilities of universities offering permanent and/or tenured “teaching track” faculty positions. The idea has been around for a ...

For my latest Chronicle article, I reported on the potential — and possible pitfalls — of the career tracks for teaching professors that a growing number of universities are formalizing. “Designed ...

As part of the ongoing University growth initiative, Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Computer Science welcomes one clinical faculty member and two teaching-track faculty. “Our new colleagues ...

This session will get the New Faculty Academy started. Please join us as we meet each other and prepare for a successful semester. Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Tilman Baumstark, will ...

Teaching Professor Reappointment & Promotion (Faculty Development / Faculty Affairs info session, slide deck) Teaching Professor Rank & Promotion Procedures (Chairs, Committees, Deans) (for Department ...

Teacher-preparation programs today come in many shapes and sizes. Traditional and alternative programs have morphed into one another, making broad comparisons between them useless. What matters ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Computer Science begins its fifth year of an ambitious hiring initiative by welcoming three tenure-track faculty members and five teaching-track faculty. This ...