Faculty Issues

Eastman Chemical's lawsuit raises issues about academic and corporate research and conflicts of interest.

Surprising delay of key provision of Affordable Care Act gives colleges more time to plan and -- perhaps -- to get clarity from the IRS. But those that imposed caps on non-tenure-track faculty aren't lifting them, at least not yet.

Five professors in the field answer criticism that they say is based on an out-of-date idea about what goes on in their classrooms.

With two announcements, the Education Department begins to fill lingering vacancies on higher education policy.

Could delay in health coverage requirement change the way many colleges have been limiting adjunct hours?

The Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage illustrates the discipline's centrality to understanding of crucial issues today, writes Steven Mintz.