Much of the work done by faculty at both public and private universities has significant public
dimensions: it is often paid for by public funds; it is often aimed at serving the public good; …

Despite the calls for change, there is significant consensus that when it comes to evaluating
publications, review, promotion, and tenure processes should aim to reward research that is …

Land-grant institutions that are also research extensive may face the unique position of
asking faculty to fulfill a historical mission with low consideration of public service in the …

Individual and organizational influences on faculty members' engagement in public
scholarship Page 1 This chapter proposes a conceptual framework for understanding influences …

Using an online survey of academics at 55 randomly selected institutions across the US and
Canada, we explore priorities for publishing decisions and their perceived importance within …

While a growing body of scholarship has focused on the personal, professional, and
organizational factors that influence faculty members' involvement in publicly engaged …

Review, promotion, and tenure (RPT) processes significantly affect how faculty direct their
own career and scholarly progression. Although RPT practices vary between and within …

Across the landscape of American higher education, research has gradually established its
dominant role in faculty work since the end of WWII—a paradigm shift yet to be fully studied …

Despite significant institutional rhetoric about engaged scholarship, scant empirical research
focuses on the activities that constitutepublicly engaged scholarship from the faculty …

In academia, there remains a gender gap in promotion to tenure, such that men are more
likely to receive tenure than women. This paper tests three explanations of this gender gap …