AAUP WKU Chapter

08/21/2022

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It’s not totally clear whether this new website is supposed to be funny or serious. The faculty member behind it says it’s both.

08/12/2022

“The evidence that's out there … supports thinking in a far more nuanced way about who should be a mandatory reporter, what should be the scope of that reporting requirement, and who should not be a mandatory reporter.”

Proposed update to U.S. Title IX ‘mandatory reporter’ rule could trigger unwanted investigations and retaliation, critics say

07/29/2022

07/29/2022

"It's not just the wallet that hurts," Colby explained. "Actually, working conditions have been a problem as well, and ultimately we worry about the morale of faculty who have, for the last couple of years, been in constant crisis mode putting out one fire after another."

College faculty across the country saw the biggest decrease in their wages in nearly a half century, according to an annual report. The American Association of University Professors finds average pay for full-time faculty increased 2% in fall 2021, compared with 2020. However, when inflation is fact...

07/20/2022

"The sad truth? The brand tries to commodify love. But nobody actually loves the brand."
A good read.

Lessons from Václav Havel for a profession in decline

06/29/2022

Sadly, no surprises in these numbers.

The percentage of full-time faculty members who are women has grown to nearly half (48.1 percent), but representation decreases with progression in rank. Find more data about women in here: https://www.aaup.org/report/annual-report-economic-status-profession-2021-22

06/24/2022

Full-time faculty salaries for women are 81.9 percent of those for men in 2021–22, on average. The gender pay gap is greatest at the full professor rank. Read more in our recently released Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession: https://www.aaup.org/report/annual-report-economic-status-profession-2021-22

06/22/2022

About three in five (61.5 percent) faculty members are on contingent appointments. Find out more in our Annual Report on the Economic Status of the profession, released today: https://www.aaup.org/report/annual-report-economic-status-profession-2021-22

06/14/2022

Some Purdue University professors are calling the process for selecting the school’s new president “secretive” and a “disappointment.”

06/11/2022

The WKU Board of Regents gave the green light to four major construction projects during the special budget meeting on Friday. The projects regents unanimously authorized in their special meeting are: – A new indoor practice facility for WKU athletics, called Hilltopper Fieldhouse, at up to $35 mi...

04/07/2022

"..Average faculty pay effectively fell 5 percent this year over last when accounting for runaway inflation....The average president’s salary at a doctoral university, meanwhile, is $602,854. At baccalaureate institutions, average presidential pay is $349,411."

AAUP releases annual faculty salary data, saying that average faculty pay effectively fell 5 percent this year over last when accounting for runaway inflation.