Faculty Issues

Universities must work together to confront a large, adaptive and well-camouflaged apparatus that aspires to mimic and rival legitimate science, argues U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.

Trump’s cabinet picks, other policy signals lead scientists and physicians to issue warnings on direction of incoming administration.

AP reveals political science professor who cited a focus group as key source for his many interviews and essays never had one.

MIT management professors push data-based model they say is more predictive of an academic's future research success than traditional methods of peer review in tenure.

Barnard focuses on companies that deny science as it seeks to balance concern over climate change with financial responsibility and its own values.

With reaccreditation at risk, Alamo Colleges drop course based on the 7 Habits self-help book that board had approved to replace a humanities requirement.

Why do our most progressive institutions have lousy race relations? Because diversity policies have often walled off minorities from the centers of university life, argues Robert Maranto.

Stony Brook may be reviewing scholarship behind dissertation approved in philosophy for figure active in white nationalist circles. Some worry about academic freedom implications of such a review.