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Out of Time
Rutgers University graduate assistants whose research was impacted by COVID-19 say they need one more year of funding to finish. Rutgers says the well is drying up.
Ticking Time Bombs and Eternity
Scott McLemee reviews Ron E. Hassner’s Anatomy of Torture.
‘A Problem of Fit’
Author explains his book on “how the complexity of college pricing hurts students and universities.”
Experimenting With Teaching to Improve Student Learning: Part I
Colleges should constantly encourage faculty members to try new approaches and gather data to see if they’re making tangible changes, write Richard J. Light and Allison Jegla.
Faculty Votes No Confidence in Sonoma State President
Sonoma State president Judy Sakaki allegedly ignored her husband’s sexual harassment of college employees. That triggered a no-confidence vote in which faculty raised numerous other issues.
‘You Just Can’t Ignore Them’
Indiana University at Bloomington professors call meeting to send a message to administrators: engage with the TAs on strike over union recognition.
Necessary Cuts or a ‘Downward Spiral’?
Faculty members at the Peralta Community College District mourn hundreds of cut courses and laid-off adjuncts. Administrators say enrollment declines leave them no choice.