Faculty Issues

Foundation's embrace of Drake's unusual approach raises question: Are there better ways to learn Spanish than with a Spanish professor?

Governor links new funds for higher ed to required exit exams. He sees accountability. Others see Spellings Commission's dark side.

Blackboard's push brings one of higher ed's biggest companies into new field -- welcome news for some, worrisome for others.

The California State University system is considering an aggressive tack in assessing students' competence.

As more groups demand that part-time faculty jobs become full-time positions, could Georgia State U. provide a model?

Education Department panel blasts controversial accreditor of liberal education programs, restricting its authority for 6 months.

Anthropologists, furious that research may have inspired some Abu Ghraib tactics, vow not to assist in torture.

Listen to some critics of higher education, and you'll hear constant calls for more accountability and assessment. Colleges don't do...