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Faculty Tenure

WVU Professors Get Their Layoff Notices

Amid the sweeping elimination of degree offerings and faculty members’ jobs at West Virginia University, professors are left with possibly hopeless appeals.

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Faculty Tenure

Tenured Faculty Raises Alarm as Gettysburg Eyes Fewer Adjuncts

The Pennsylvania liberal arts college recently made headlines for closing its literary journal. Professors say they now fear more cuts.

Quick Takes

Stanford Investigates Instructor After Jewish Student Complaints

The co-presidents of Stanford University’s Israeli Student Association told the San Francisco Chronicle that students reported their lecturer blamed the...

Quick Takes

‘Egregious Misconduct’ by Alzheimer’s Drug Researcher Is Alleged

A researcher whose work was integral to the development of the Alzheimer’s drug simufilam has been found by the City...

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Faculty Labor & Unionization

N.J. Ruling Backs Fired Community College Professors

State hearing officer says County College of Morris retaliated against five faculty members for their union activity and recommends they get their jobs back.

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Faculty Diversity & Equity

Arizona State Instructor Followed, Injured by Turning Point USA Crew

Police investigate an altercation with a queer ASU educator as possible aggravated assault by an operative of the right-wing group.

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Opinion

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Plain Language Is Key to DEI in Academe

Academics have an opportunity to make more accessible linguistic choices, Shawna Shapiro and Laura Aull write.

By Shawna Shapiro and Laura Aull

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Faculty Tenure

Emporia State Cut Tenured Faculty. Enrollment Plunged.

Correlation doesn’t equal causation, but the Kansas university’s head-count troubles have worsened. Might other institutions following its example see a similar fate?