Tag Archives: tenure

Measuring Popes

With the Conclave of Cardinals about to convene to choose a successor to Benedict XVI, it is worth taking a look at some statistics regarding the line of popes over the course of 2000 years.  Based on the list in the Catholic Encyclopedia, Benedict XVI was the 267th pope in a line stretching back to […]

Is it wrong to keep working?

Older university professors earn more than younger ones - this paper has Canadian evidence and references. Studies of scientists and of Norwegian academics have found that research productivity begins to fall at some point, but the onset and rate of decline varies across disciplines. One more recent study found that age and publication productivity were unrelated. Studies (here and here) that track professors' student evaluations over […]