Faculty

Students are again seeking pass-fail options for this anything-but-normal fall. Institutions are far less lenient than they were in the spring -- with some exceptions.

Professor placed on leave for controversial statements on COVID-19, the N-word, the atom bomb, the moon landings, Jews and more.

Looking ahead to the next semester, J. Mark McFadden shares what he's learned over the past months about how to be a more effective instructor.

By J. Mark McFadden

The most discriminated-against higher ed employees -- those on the right or center-right -- are ignored in public universities ostensibly but falsely obsessed with diversity, argues Richard E. Vatz.

By Richard E. Vatz

California State University will require students to take ethnic studies, but the faculty and system remain divided over how to put the new requirement into place.

Nature sets article processing charge at the equivalent of $11,250 for researchers selecting open-access publishing.

Scientists want to know why a major journal published findings that female mentors may be bad for your career, even after reviewers pointed out flaws in the paper’s methodology and analysis. Nature Communications says it’s investigating.

Scott McLemee highlights the considerable number of current and forthcoming books flagged as pertinent to COVID-19 and its impact, or to pandemics more broadly.

By Scott McLemee