Faculty Issues

Central Michigan U. professor tries improving his presentations by taking them outside the classroom, then blowing them to pieces.

Dominican faculty leaders praise a decentralized approach to administration.

Report finds that use of standardized measure of student learning drove curricular innovations at consortium of private colleges -- but produced little (so far) in measurable improvement.

Furloughs were a key issue in recent faculty strike at Southern Illinois U. -- and some unions are trying to find new ways to prevent them.

Despite an unconventional structure and a public launch in the middle of the economic downturn, Drake U. administrators are hopeful for outcome of $200 million campaign.

Voters reject legislation that made collective bargaining impossible for most professors.

A professor gave up tenure to move to Utah Valley U., only to lose a chance at a permanent job when students objected to his teaching methods.

Faculty unions in Ohio are locked in a battle for survival as they attempt to repeal a law that limits collective bargaining rights for their members.