Faculty Issues

The Senate education committee is set to vote today on the nomination of Betsy DeVos in an unusually contentious confirmation process for an education secretary.

Charlotte Kent has solved the problem of getting students to actually read the class syllabus by tackling a totally different challenge.

Reinhardt University launches program to train students in soft skills such as conflict management and strategic listening -- while preserving liberal arts mission.

Educators deliberate how to promote liberal education and push back on attacks on academe -- in part by being more open about areas in which higher education has been weak.

Two Northwestern University researchers found that skilled scholars do not come at the expense of quality instructors, or vice versa.

University system’s plan to curtail notice for tenured professors dismissed for financial reasons from a year to 90 days provokes faculty concerns.

Faculty members at a wide range of institutions are finding they can have a powerful impact by organizing curriculum -- not just individual courses -- to support students’ learning and success, write Loni Bordoloi Pazich, Roosevelt Montas and Steve Mintz.