Retirement

Plenty are seeing their funds shrink amid Wall Street's woes. While that's not unique to higher ed, academe may face particular challenges if more faculty hold off on going emeritus.

Philosophers offer views -- ethical and practical -- on whether older scholars should be making room for new Ph.D.'s.

Provosts at state university meeting consider why some faculty members leave when others don't, and the role of incentives.

More colleges offer incentives for tenured professors to end careers -- sometimes through gradual shift away from full-time work, report finds.

Calif. community college district is using bonds to provide retiree benefits -- and to free up money for current faculty members.

A consortium of colleges is experimenting with a new way to provide benefits to retired academics.