Faculty Issues

New School part timers win contract with not only raises, but family leaves, differential titles and a commitment to representation on curricular committees.

Suit in Massachusetts draws attention to lack of health coverage for many of those off the tenure track -- even those who work full time.

The survey of student engagement has been widely embraced as an accountability tool. But it's flawed as a measure of campus learning, Mark Schneider writes, and even weaker when used for comparing colleges.

City College of New York ditches general writing courses for weightier discipline-specific writing courses team taught by upper-level professors and writing instructors.

It's only a matter of time before the Obama administration, like its predecessor, focuses intently on higher education accountability. College leaders shouldn't wait, writes David C. Paris.

Gates Foundation funds efforts in seven cities to boost graduation rates by coordinating resources of K-12, higher ed and local government; data-sharing programs among those targeted.

Utah State University Press, which faced threat of elimination, will continue to operate as a scholarly publisher, but with a new model.

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