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Big Night for Boycott Movement
Anthropology professors vote overwhelmingly to back boycott of Israeli universities. Issue now goes to their association membership.
Internationalization and Tenure
As universities seek to globalize, should they include internationally focused criteria in their tenure and promotion policies? A new report analyzes policies with such indicators.
Getting What You Pay For
One, two, three -- sold to the lowest bidder? State College of Florida at Manatee-Sarasota is considering making faculty hiring decisions based in part on how low an instructor is willing to go on salary.
Substance Over Buzz
Graduate students' analysis of interdisciplinary jobs ads suggest that many jobs aren't truly interdisciplinary, but those that are tend to be linked to dedicated centers or clusters.
NLRB Returns to Grad Student Unions
Board agrees to review issue of whether teaching assistants at private nonprofit universities are entitled to collective bargaining.
Preventing Ethnic Fraud
Should anyone police whether professors have the racial or ethnic background they claim? Native American studies group calls for more accountability in the wake of several disputes.
Developing Adjuncts
Non-tenure-track faculty members say they want more convenient, compensated professional development.
Good Neighbors or Conspirators?
Some say it's bad form for colleges to actively recruit faculty members from neighbor institutions. Antitrust lawsuit alleges that agreement between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill essentially barred Duke from hiring UNC faculty.