Faculty

It’s not enough to passively continue with the same curriculum and hope that students, their families, politicians and the public at large re-recognize the value in what we do, argues Laura L. Behling.

By Laura L. Behling

Higher education suffers from an inertia that sets in when professors who weren't taught how to teach draw from the outmoded teaching styles that they experienced as students, writes Laura Freberg.

By Laura Freberg

Female academics have about half the followers of men on Twitter and wield otherwise diminished influence there, according to a new study. The analysis pertains to medicine, but women across fields say the findings ring true.

Colleges and universities must have the flexibility to deal with matters of conduct without the government looking over their shoulders, argues Sigal Ben-Porath.

By Sigal Ben-Porath

We're not teaching students enough about weapons of mass destruction -- and it shows, warns Sarah Bidgood.

By Sarah Bidgood

Study says that when it comes to everyday mentoring and training in the sciences, postdocs are the new PIs.