Dive Summary:
- Tenured university professors are growing older but, unlike workers in other fields, they do not need to retire at the same age; as a result, younger faculty members are seeking tenured positions that are fewer and more far between.
- PBS Newshour and economics correspondent Paul Solman examines how higher education institutions are responding to the issue at hand:
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From the article:
"... America's work force is graying, and so is academia along with it. Professors over 65 have more than doubled since 2000. Some 40 percent of all workers say they will work past 65.
In academia, however, however, a full 75 percent plan to work past a normal retirement age. ..."
