Faculty Issues

An attempt to discourage social media use at Harrisburg U. runs up against students and faculty determined to get their fix.

Will getting an e-reader change your life? Scott McLemee takes one step forward, two steps back....

We've all heard the clichéd description of college as "the best years of your life." For those of us whose...

California's community colleges toughen graduation requirements. Some see changes as overdue; others fear standards are too high.

With the start of a new academic year -- and a new crop of freshmen leaving home for the first...

While many professors still distrust the popular encyclopedia, some have joined a new effort in which they will work with students to improve entries.

The only meaningful way to help adjuncts is to grant them tenure, writes Cary Nelson. And that will require full support from those who have tenure.

Daytona State says switching to only electronic textbooks will lighten the cost burden on students.