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Focus on Faculty
Campus reviewers and agencies' standards need to pay more attention to adjunct faculty issues in the accreditation process, a new report asserts.
Promising Portfolios
Presenters at the Association of American Colleges and Universities' annual meeting see plenty of uses for e-portfolios -- as long as institutions look beyond the hype.
Against Boycotts and More
New petition seeks to organize academics who oppose boycotts and outside attacks (whether from supporters or critics of Israel) on the tenure candidacies of faculty members.
Variations on a Theme
Administrators make the case for general education pathways at conference session.
Congress Takes Note
A new report on the impact of adjunct labor marks a new level of interest in Washington about the changing nature of the higher education workforce.
Court Loss for an Accreditor
A federal judge overturns an agency's 2012 decision to revoke an institution's accreditation -- and imposes a $429,000 financial penalty to boot.
Poli Sci Victory, For Now
The budget passed by Congress last week removes controversial restrictions of NSF funding for the discipline -- but advocates for social science researchers say the battle isn't over.
General Education's Remake
Liberal education group wants to redesign general education around competencies, and gets $2.3 million from the Gates Foundation for the project.