Faculty Issues

British Ph.D. student in U.A.E. was found guilty of spying after what observers say was an unfair trial in which he was denied due process. Some academics urge Western universities -- including NYU -- to reconsider role of campuses in the Emirates.

At DePauw, vote of no confidence in president follows cuts in health benefits in period of minimal raises.

Violations of policies on peer review are cited, without saying what the violations were.

In reversal, Columbia says it's open to collective bargaining with its graduate student union -- with some caveats. Brown U graduate students vote to unionize.

Author discusses his new book defending research universities in an environment where their value is questioned by politicians and pundits.

New paper explores just what faculty candidates include in their statements, which are currently the subject of debate.

Faculty at Kean University's campus in China, currently employed by Kean, will soon be employed by the Chinese campus. Kean says it is retaining control over academics, but the faculty union says the change raises academic freedom concerns.

Federal complaint says college repeatedly ignored reports of three former professors' "Animal House" behavior in harassing students.