Faculty Issues

Essay defending association is denounced as belittling diversity concerns and promoting stereotypes.

Researchers at Harvard U and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology find a uniquely MOOC way of cheating.

Duke U freshmen say a celebrated graphic novel depicting lesbian sex and relationships shouldn't have been included on their recommended summer reading list, and some won't read it.

Some say it's bad form for colleges to actively recruit faculty members from neighbor institutions. Antitrust lawsuit alleges that agreement between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill essentially barred Duke from hiring UNC faculty.

Three months after her comments on Twitter made her a target of the conservative blogosphere, she talks about that experience, race, her career and the clout (or lack thereof) of sociology.

Unconventional online university is growing and looking to focus on helping refugees.

Significant share of research papers have "guest" authors who didn't perform significant research or "ghost" authors who did but aren't named, study finds. Are grad students losing out? Are conflicts of interest hidden?

As proprietary colleges struggle, banks gain increasing influence over their fates and their dealings with the government.