Faculty Issues

Judge says University of Texas at Austin can't revoke a former student's Ph.D. on its own, outside a court of law.

Lessons learned from the Wright State strike: professors will fight against an imposed contract, for their right to bargain over health care -- and for basic respect.

It's best to teach it with a healthy dose of self-awareness about what sort of shifty, sometimes shady, field it is, writes Christopher Schaberg.

American Historical Association says hiring committees shouldn't ask for letters of recommendation until candidates pass a first look.

Thomas Corbett, a former for-profit college executive, speaks out against plans by the U.S. Department of Education to weaken requirements for oversight of college quality.

AAUP report says Nunez CC fired a longtime professor of English when he asked too many questions about how it would meet reaccreditation requirements on assessment.

Linfield College is moving forward with a plan to cut its faculty -- apparently with or without professors' input.