Cover of the winter 2026 Academe issue, "What Is Academe Labor Now?" The title is written on an open notebook and a red bookmark and black pen are visible on the page

From the Guest Editor: What Is Academic Labor Now?

BY ALISSA KARL Following is the editor’s introduction to the winter 2026 issue of Academe, “What Is Academic Labor Now?”, out this week. The full issue and table of contents can be found here.  Reports of the decline of academic labor are rife and, depending upon the report and one’s inclina­tions, not necessarily exaggerated. For too many…