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Results from the 2026 Faculty in the South Survey

BY MATTHEW BOEDY Fears About Working Conditions Deepen for Faculty in the South The annual Faculty in the South Survey reveals optimism about AI but worsening fears about the impacts of government intrusion into curriculum and the future of the professoriate. The survey, conducted by state conferences of the AAUP, received responses from more than…

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Results from 2024 Faculty in the South Survey

BY MATTHEW BOEDY A first-of-its-kind survey of higher education faculty across the South has revealed that an overwhelming majority of respondents in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas are deeply dissatisfied with the current state of higher education. The survey, which received responses from nearly 3,000…