Tag: teacher-scholar model
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The Teacher-Scholar Model is at Risk at Miami
Having scholars in the classroom matters to the value of a Miami education and degree. But changes in workload have been throwing the teacher-scholar model out of balance, risking loss of the scholarship component.
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On Workload Changes at Miami
Faculty Working Conditions are Student Learning Conditions COVID-19 has stretched higher education in ways that we could not have imagined. Faculty and staff at Miami have spent the last year working under extraordinary conditions to continue to provide a high-quality education, serve our community, and produce top research. Throughout, we have heard from senior Miami…
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Survey: Faculty workload significantly increased
AAUP Miami recently conducted a survey of faculty on their workload in 2020. During the pandemic, many faculty are experiencing increases in teaching and service, and some are doing uncompensated work. Overall, the survey reveals that faculty are willing to make sacrifices to educate students in the context of a temporary crisis, but fearful that…
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A win in Senate! Faculty keep the power they are due.
Update Tuesday January 29, 2020: Yesterday, Senate approved the Provost’s resolution to get rid of the cap on TCPL. But they made two very important changes to it. Deans must (formerly “may”) consult with faculty on faculty composition, and Senate will retain approval rights over divisional decisions. So faculty still have appropriate influence over who…
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Factcheck on Provost’s TCPL Cap Argument
Yesterday in Senate, the Provost made an argument for abolishing the TCPL cap. (The TCPL cap constrains the number of teaching professors, clinical and professional faculty and lecturers to a percentage of the number of tenure-line faculty). The Provost’s argument failed to mention an important option that would allow us to stand with him in…