Each semester NERCHE distributes a newsletter that aims to increase readers' understanding of higher education policy and practices.  The themes for The Academic Workplace are drawn from Think Tank discussions, NERCHE research projects, and conference topics.  Recent feature articles and book reviews have explored for-profit higher education, the impact of technology on campuses, and department chairs as change agents. If you have questions about The Academic Workplace, please address them to NERCHE’s editor, Sharon Singleton at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• Spring 2006: Learning Equity-mindedness: Equality in Educational Outcomes.
  This latest issue reflects NERCHE’s commitment to extending and deepening our understanding of diversity in higher education through the lead article, “Learning Equity-mindedness: Equality in Educational Outcomes,” by Estela Mara Bensimon and Melissa Read’s review of Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education, by Bowen et al. In addition, Eugene Rice, Senior Scholar at AAC&U, has written a remembrance of the late Ernest Lynton—NERCHE’s dear friend and colleague for whom the Lynton Award for Faculty Professional Service and Academic Outreach was named... (More)
• Spring 2005: Learning a New Kind of Leadership for the Academic Workplace
• Spring 2004: Class in the Academy
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• Fall 2003: HEA Reauthorization: Why it Matters
• Spring 2003: Leveling the Field
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• Fall/Winter 2002: The Politics of Civic Engagement
• Spring 2002: Uniting Old Adversaries: Teaming Efficiency & Equity for Social Justice
• Fall/Winter 2001: Hidden Diversity on the Postmodern Campus
• Spring/Summer 2001: The Promise of a Scholarship of Engagement
• Fall/Winter 2000: For-Profit and Traditional Institutions: What Can Be Learned from the Differences?