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Lost Credibility
A journal editorial says manipulations have made "impact factor" statistics meaningless.
Opinion
Who Really Bears the Cost of Hiring Adjuncts?
An instructor argues that the colleges that shortchange their adjuncts are ultimately compromising the students they exist to serve.
Another Harasser Resigns
In an unexpected move, a Northwestern professor found guilty of sexual harassment resigns during his termination hearing.
Opinion
Past Its Peak
Over the past century and a half or so, petroleum has been abundant and relatively easy to extract, Scott McLemee writes. The next 150 years -- in fact, the next 15 -- do not look quite so promising.
Wisconsin Tenure Wars: Part Two
Madison faculty members are trying to restore in university policy what Governor Scott Walker and Republican legislators took away. Will the plan work?
'The Right Thing to Do'
The disability studies scholars behind guidelines on accessibility in publishing gain their first endorsement from a university press.
Language of Protest
The six editors and 31 editorial board members of Lingua, a top linguistics journal, have all resigned to protest Elsevier pricing. They plan a new open-access journal.
The Case for Better Faculty Pay
Study suggests that instructional spending pays off in the long run, in terms of student employment outcomes.