The Great Faculty Disengagement: Faculty members aren't leaving in droves, but they are increasingly pulling away

[...]some academics will leave, including those retiring earlier than planned (either by choice or with the strong encouragement of their institutions) and contingent faculty members — for whom a difficult job has become even less tenable. On the one hand, disengaging might be what the faculty need right now as a self-preservation strategy. [...]we must recognize that work in which many faculty members have traditionally been asked to engage was frequently excessive and undercompensated. Women, people of color, and contingent faculty members have all had their labor exploited, and we can’t argue with anyone in these groups who are re-evaluating what they are willing to give. College leaders could buy out the time of some faculty members or offer team-based grants to study the issue and present findings to campus.