Faculty

Republican senator renews debate over federal support for studies whose significance is not immediately apparent.

The mission of land-grant universities can encourage philosophy as a discipline to return to an outward focus that addresses the most complex challenges of our time, write Christopher P. Long and Michael O'Rourke.

By Christopher P. Long and Michael O'Rourke

Rutgers professors vote a second time to seek access to and limits on use of data from Academic Analytics -- as faculty advocates vow to take such criticism to other campuses.

System president's email criticizing tenure expectations and comparing professors to railroad brakemen adds to faculty frustration in Wisconsin. But the governor likes the email.

Scott McLemee reviews a new book by Christina Crosby, who discusses the reality of her life after a horrific accident with a candor that must be experienced to be believed.

By Scott McLemee

Start-up uses data analytics to tackle information overload among researchers and publishers in science, medical and technical fields.

Minnesota Faculty Senate mulls statement making free speech a “paramount” value, but critics wonder whether the pledge as written condones hate speech. A separate proposed policy would create an on-campus free speech advocate.

Ken Burns, in the Jefferson Lecture, champions fields that are under attack -- and speaks of the value of narratives.