Faculty Issues

After three days of complaints about its previous policy of not paying an adjunct, the university reverses course.

University officials say—but failed to note in the job listing—the position could be good for someone “compensated by other sources,” such as grants.

Palestinian scholar accuses San Francisco State of reneging on her hiring agreement and repeatedly failing to grant resources for her Arab studies program. Supporters say this is far from the first time the university has recruited scholars under false pretenses.

The curricular retreat away from canonical works and grand narratives has helped dampen student interest in the humanities, Mark Bauerlein writes.

A Chapman professor was upset when he saw his exams posted on Course Hero. Now he’s suing the anonymous students who put them there—to find out who they are. But how responsible is Course Hero?

A Cornell event with a member of Congress prompted a walkout by Chinese students during a discussion about Uyghurs. A Uyghur student says it was an effort to intimidate her.

Students are applying to law school in droves, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the quest for racial justice and a hot job market. One Florida university is even opening a new law school.