Faculty Issues

Report finds wide gaps in earning power of different majors. Women and minorities cluster in programs that don't pay off.

Unhappy with how their leaders are chosen, adjuncts at California community college lead bid to decertify union and start a new one.

In latest chapter of a copyright battle, academic publishers outline strict standards for how much text they think professors can put on e-reserve before paying.

U. of Illinois challenges union victory and infuriates faculty leaders by saying that state law bars common unit for those on and off the tenure track.

Steve Allred, a provost, reflects on having taught freshmen for the first time in his career.

Survey courses in "Western Civilization," once a common component of undergraduate curriculums, have almost disappeared as a requirement at many...

Over the years there has emerged a body of Playboy scholarship, which I read around in, every once in a...

When the U. of Texas released data on every faculty member, the focus was on stars at Austin. Harvest Moon writes about being in the report as an adjunct.