Some IHEs Think Now Is The Time To Load Up On Faculty Talent

Amid the gloom of hiring freezes across much of academia, some New England colleges are seizing on the opportunity to scoop up the brightest newly minted PhDs to bolster their faculty ranks and gain ground on their competition. They're able to do so amid the economic downtown by cutting back in other areas: delaying construction, limiting travel, even whit tling the number of applicants flown in for campus interviews. Applicants, meanwhile, are flocking to the open positions, stiffening competition in an already cut-throat field. Read more at:
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