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Advancing Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure: A Roadmap and Call for Reform
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O'Meara, KerryAnn; Eatman, Timothy; Petersen, Saul – Liberal Education, 2015
Despite the precipitous increase in nontenure-track faculty appointments, the promotion and tenure process continues to operate as a central "motivational and cultural force in the academic lives" of many faculty members. As a part of larger reward systems, the promotion and tenure process reflects institutional values, aspirations,…
Descriptors: Tenure, Teamwork, Faculty Promotion, Personnel Policy
Following the Cuts: How Is the Recession Affecting Faculty Work?
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Lounder, Andrew; Waugaman, Chelsea; Kenyon, Mark; Levine, Amy; Meekins, Matthew; O'Meara, KerryAnn – Liberal Education, 2011
The recession of 2008-2009 and the continuing decline in local, state, and federal funds available to support higher education have resulted in serious budget cuts and belt-tightening. Given that faculty constitute an institution's most costly resource, it was not surprising, though it is nonetheless disheartening, to learn of the University of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economic Impact, Change Strategies, Institutional Characteristics
Assuming Agency: The Power of Strategy and Networks in the Professional Lives of Faculty
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Terosky, Aimee LaPointe; O'Meara, KerryAnn – Liberal Education, 2011
In this article, the authors discuss some manifestations of agency in the faculty career and the potential importance of its role in faculty career development. They define faculty professional growth as a change occurring in a person throughout his or her career and life that allows him or her to bring new and diverse knowledge, skills, values,…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Faculty Development, Professional Development, College Faculty