The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2020–21

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected colleges and universities--and the faculty members who teach and conduct research in them--in disparate ways. At one end of the spectrum, larger and more selective universities have increased their numbers of faculty members to handle increased student enrollment a...

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Published in:Academe 2021-07, Vol.107, p.42-81
Main Author: Colby, Glenn T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic freedom
Annual Reports
College students
Colleges & universities
Cost Indexes
COVID-19
Debt (Financial)
Economic Status
Employment
Enrollment
Fringe Benefits
Governance
Higher Education
Institutional Research
Letters to the editor
Part Time Faculty
Salaries
School faculty
State Agencies
Tenure
Universities
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has affected colleges and universities--and the faculty members who teach and conduct research in them--in disparate ways. At one end of the spectrum, larger and more selective universities have increased their numbers of faculty members to handle increased student enrollment as their admissions applications--and endowment assets--have soared. At the other end of the spectrum, some institutions that managed to survive the Great Recession by incurring mountains of debt, and by subsequently increasing tuition to service that debt, have not had enough cash on hand even to make payroll.
ISSN:0190-2946
2162-5247