Faculty Issues

With several high-profile disputes recently settled, and another in litigation, questions arise about university's commitment to diversity and academic freedom, as well as its tenure process.

Seeking to supplement traditional forms of graduate program assessment, U. of Minnesota pilots an approach that asks key questions about students' needs and goals.

Husband and wife on the faculty hiring market decide to post their requirements so that colleges can apply to employ them.

Michael Bugeja wants his students to come to class, but he has unusual rules to encourage them to do so.

StraighterLine and Udemy offer the potential of self-employment to entrepreneurial professors. But will a free market for online teaching pay off for faculty?

In first statement on confidentiality and academic governance, AAUP recommends against blanket bans on faculty members sharing information.

Why do women publish less in science, on average, than do men? A new study suggests that it may have to do with what universities provide in financial support.