November 2007 Alliance

• Bad news for Higher ed in Nevada "Budget cuts loom"
• Presidents Corner by Alok Pandey State President of Nevada Faculty Alliance
• NFA takes responsible approach in dealing with CSN blog problem
• What legal staus does the NSHE code have? WE Don't Know!
• NFA at CSN sponsors series of info meetings.
• NFA salutes members who work to preserve Lake Tahoe clarity
• NFA and TMCC administration prepare to renegotiate contract
• Record-breaking donation to UNLV to help launch Innovation village
• UNR celebrates opening of Crowley Student Union
• December 8 workshop: Legal Affairs & Outreach
• Nevada close to bottom in national survey of nurses
• Reynolds Foundation establishes endowed journalism chair at UNR
• Committee A: faculty friend& protector
• Academic fallout from Katrina AAUP censures universities for 'martial law' actions after hurricane
• Hey Adjunct! Want more money?
• University of Nevada, Reno Forum on faculty benefits covers health, retirement, domestic partners
• TIAA-CREF nationwide survey reveals satisfied full-time faculty
• DUE PROCESS AND FAIRNESS IN EMPLOYMENT MATTERS
• What is fair? What is reprehensible? Legal committee looks at plight of untenured tenure-track faculty
• NSHE code supports faculty right to request reasons for termination
• Are publishers exploiting higher ed libraries by hiking subscription rates?
• SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS REVIEWED
• Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) New guidelines require second look at Social Security benefits
• When can you start collection Social Security?
• Top Ten Reasons to be a member of NFA
• Our nation is producing more Doctors of Philosophy (and Science)
• Don't Cancel the Speech!
• A double-edged problem: don't lose the best profs / please leave already
• Regents set to vote on adding part-time pay to salary studies
• NSF study of PhD recipients continues
• Toss-up: a baby or a Ph.D? Grad students at Princeton enjoy family-friendly policies
• Leveling the playing field The need for collective bargaining at WNC
• Negotiation success stories
• WNC chapter report Forums on budget, collective bargaining
• Rutgers faculty cut wage demands in favor of tenure spots. End the trend of adjuncts replacing tenure-track faculty?
• A student looks at new developments in financial Aid. Bi-partisan bill increases college opportunity for students.
• Private colleges dangle richer rewards, compete for top faculty.
• Correction on 'Millies' report