Faculty Issues

While most believe the contrary, some people understand that plagiarism is not necessarily deceitful or deserving censure, writes Jennifer A. Mott-Smith.

Fake article is published, calling for the penis to be seen conceptually, not as a body organ. Debates take off about gender studies and open-access journals.

St. Thomas in Houston has held back reappointment notices for philosophy professors -- even those with tenure -- amid debates over budget and the curriculum.

William Sedlacek, a pioneer in the use of noncognitive measures for admissions, discusses his new book on the state of the movement.

An essential task of the university is to provide a space where diverse points of view can be debated, argue five Distinguished Professors at the City University of New York, who support Linda Sarsour's right to deliver next week's commencement address.

Dozens walk out on his commencement speech. Vice president attacks “noxious wave” he sees in higher education.

Journal’s board offers its support for editor’s decision to publish article comparing transracial and transgender identities.

Leonard Cassuto writes of the person with whom he shared his high school, college and graduate school years -- and how the story of the divergent paths they later took continues to vex him.