Faculty Issues

Scholars say their field is coming under increasing pressures from forces outside the academy who want to delegitimize it.

U of Arizona is sued over alleged discrimination against female faculty members in pay and promotions. This suit follows one by female deans.

Central European University says the Hungarian government has forced it to move its main campus from Budapest to Vienna.

Temple professor lost his job as CNN commentator over speech he gave at United Nations. University says it is defending his right to free speech, but board chair's comments suggest institution is trying to find a way to punish him.

Colleges and universities must ensure that students know not only how to exercise intellectual skills but also that certain things are so, writes Grant Cornwell.

Professor says she's "terminating" Michigan State as her employer after it ignored her harassment complaints against an administrator and then pursued what she calls cooked-up research misconduct allegations against her.

Computer science students at the University of California, Berkeley, are frustrated with a malfunctioning autograding system.

Scott McLemee reviews Laurent de Sutter's Narcocapitalism: An End to the Anaesthetic Society.