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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a scholar engaged in legal research, the law library of New York University School of Law, ranked in the top ten of law schools, affords one bountiful offerings of legal research tools such as HeinOnline, Lexis Plus, VitalLaw, Law Journal Library and Proquest that are not available at primarily undergraduate institutions such as my own.

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Back-and-forth over faculty agreement divisive at Maricopa

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A debate over how to achieve pay parity between two groups of faculty members has left lingering tensions among professors in the Maricopa Community College District in Arizona. Adjuncts who work as service faculty currently make $53 per hour, and those who only teach earn $32 per hour.

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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Ithaka S+R shared results from its triennial survey published last week, which sought to capture college library deans’ and directors’ perspectives three years into the pandemic. Meanwhile, this academic year, demand for one-on-one consultations has skyrocketed. “How do students look up information?

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Holiday Breaks – Not the Best Time for College Tours

Great College Advice

The library may be on limited hours if it is open at all. Faculty leave town and go on their own vacations. The winter holiday is not the best time for college tours Winter holiday break is just as bad, if not worse. When students leave campus, many offices also close up. Dorms are locked up tightly while students are away.

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Admissions Counselor on the Mission of a Liberal Arts College

Great College Advice

Nationwide, liberal arts colleges average 11 students per faculty member. Faculty incentives are different in liberal arts college than in major research universities. Thus the faculty who teach at liberal arts colleges also value teaching–and they hone their craft. A liberal arts education is not for everyone.

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Backlash as a university says its library will be 'all digital'

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Last week, Vermont State University announced plans for an “all-digital” academic library when the new institution, formed from the consolidation of three colleges, officially launches on July 1. “What we heard was that they need and want access to library resources where they are, whether on or off campus.”

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NYU pauses admissions in music ed, surprising students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

They outlined their concerns about the& lack of transparency and communication with the program's students and adjunct faculty -- who were only told about the admissions pause after the email went out to students. This approach will also tap into the expertise of the talented faculty in our other programs." In the Nov.