Faculty Issues

Many course policies, assessment measures and other supposedly objective performance standards at best get in the way of learning and at worst make it impossible, argues William Duffy.

Following criticism that its policy on extensions for early-career scientists disproportionately impacted women, whose careers have already been unevenly affected by COVID-19, the National Institutes of Health changes course.

New study finds that increasing gender representation in graduate course syllabi affects male and female students’ perceived likelihood of succeeding in the course in surprising ways. The study has implications for academic role models and student success, too.

Global survey finds that although academics believe they met their objectives, students received a “lower-quality” education.

Scott McLemee reviews A Philosophy of Simple Living by Jérôme Brillaud.

In a long-running case, a federal appeals court orders Southeastern Oklahoma State University to rehire and award tenure to a professor who says she was denied tenure and fired for transitioning to a woman.

The lawsuit could have far-reaching implications for the growing online study guide industry.