Faculty Issues

The fact that students couldn’t find hidden money—even though its location was revealed in a professor’s syllabus—demonstrates a problem not with them but with our syllabi, writes Jonathan Beecher Field.

While there are no shortcuts, we can adopt some small, intentional steps in four key areas that can yield big results for student success, write Rita Kumar and Brenda Refaei.

Some colleges are cutting back on red meat in campus dining halls in an effort to fight climate change and prompt students to think about the carbon footprint of the food they consume.

Some colleges are cutting back on red meat in campus dining halls in an effort to fight climate change and prompt students to think about the carbon footprint of the food they consume.

Spurred by cost savings and the increasing migration to digital books, many universities are closing brick-and-mortar bookstores.

Brown professors are divided over a proposed interdisciplinary research center. Some doubt it would really represent a wide range of perspectives.

Philosopher’s comments about pedophilia get him suspended from SUNY Fredonia. Some academics object, but others suggest there are limits to free expression and that Stephen Kershnar crossed them.

It calls for all colleges to release information on student enrollment, persistence, transfer and completion measures for all programs and degree levels.