Faculty Issues

Michael Roth writes about how he personally experienced the important things that can happen when you distribute opportunity more widely.

A new study challenges what’s known about gender bias in letters of recommendation for academic science jobs.

The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers are teaming up to boost faculty say in legislative affairs and in academe’s future.

The state senator behind several bills designed to overhaul operations at the University of Hawai‘i has a long and contentious history with the institution and no shortage of opponents.

Administrators have used it as a catalyst for transforming their policies and procedures to honor the important roles both tenured and non-tenure-track faculty members play, writes Adrianna Kezar.

The Benevolent Intention Principle, the Likability Principle and more—Todd Kashdan proposes a set of principles for higher ed institutions that aspire to promote free inquiry and protect dissent.

University of Missouri system continues to defend the president’s right to cut individual faculty pay by 25 percent, but professors wonder how far the policy will go—and at what greater costs.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some colleges to recall students from study abroad programs; future programs in certain parts of Eastern Europe may also be in jeopardy.