Faculty Issues

Weber State didn't expect anyone outside Utah to notice the plan to cut base pay by 7% for those off the tenure track. Then the letters started to arrive.

U. of Michigan Press plans dramatic move in scholarly publishing, shifting to a digital model -- with hopes of being able to increase production of important, non-commercial research.

In 1997, the American Psychological Association announced that it would give a "life achievement" award to Raymond Cattell, to honor...

With implications for how undergraduates write, and cite, Modern Language Association releases revised handbook for preparing research papers.

California community college plans certificate curriculum combining traditional Great Books approach with electronic delivery.

Countless decisions in academe are based on the quest for excellence. Which professors to hire and promote. Which grants to...

A professor describes what accountability looks like on campus, and suggests that administrators or lawmakers be required -- when adopting requirements -- to estimate the hours needed.

Even before the economic collapse, colleges have been going through intense debates about how they should be financed and what...