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Survey: What Presidents Really Think
The latest Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Presidents finds weak support for tenure, high confidence in financial stability and concerns about a lack of progress on student mental health issues.
Just Say No to Teaching Demos
Aditya Simha argues that teaching demos tell search committees very little about a faculty job candidate.
A General Counsel Seeks to Eviscerate Tenure After Being Sued for Ignoring It
Kansas’s Emporia State University is fighting a lawsuit from professors it decided to lay off in 2022. A lawmaker has filed a bill on behalf of its top lawyer, a defendant in the litigation.
California Judge Rules Adjuncts Should Be Paid for Nonclassroom Work
A College Degree Isn’t for Everyone
Kathleen deLaski unpacks her new book, which envisions higher education as a stepladder to skills that learners collect over a lifetime and present to employers.
Ahead of Court Hearing, Chaos Reigns at NIH
A federal judge is set to hear arguments today for and against extending a block on the National Institutes of Health’s recent directive to cut support for medical research—much of which happens at universities—by more than $4 billion.
Voodoo Doll Study Explores Why Scientists Get Harassed
Researchers asked participants to stick pins in “stereotypical scientist” to establish levels of aggression.
College English Classrooms Should Be Slow
We need to give students the time to do their best reading and thinking, Luke Vines writes.