Faculty

Scholar of pedophilia at Old Dominion University steps down amid controversy about comments on “minor-attracted persons.”

Professors urge University of Texas at Austin to lift a pause on recruiting participants for an approved study on the effectiveness of antiracist training for white children and parents.

Borrowers will resume payments on federal student loans on Feb. 1, nearly two years after repayments were deferred due to the pandemic. The vast majority of borrowers say they won’t be ready to pay.

Michigan State University faculty members don’t just want their COVID-19–related cuts to pay and benefits reversed—they want them returned.

A free college program for union members has boosted Eastern Gateway’s enrollment to nearly 47,000, but it has also raised questions about an outside company’s influence at the Ohio institution—including on academic matters.

Rutgers Camden arts and sciences professors vote no confidence in their new chancellor and provost, highlighting not only immediate concerns about a top-down management style but also long-standing issues with how Camden is funded relative to other Rutgers campuses.

Scott McLemee reviews Jonathan Gottschall’s The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down.

By Scott McLemee

Author discusses his new book about the value of liberal arts colleges—and why many people ignore them.