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MOOCs for Credit, Aussie-Style
Two Australian universities announce plans to charge students fees if they want to be assessed and earn credit for free open courses.
Opinion
Hunting Prehistory
Two million years after Australopithecus, humankind is sitting pretty. Scott McLemee finds a new book explaining how we got here. (Hint: It was served very rare.)
Working Way Past 65
New study shows that professors are delaying retirement or not planning to retire at all, due to both professional and economic reasons.
How to Prevent Votes of No Confidence
New York division of AAUP prepares template for professors to be truly involved in institutional decision-making.
Budget Woes Are No Excuse
AAUP censures institutions that have eliminated faculty and academic programs during budget crises.
No Love for Accreditation
Congressional panel hears from accreditors and their critics, and appears to sympathize with the latter.
Tenure's Fourth Rail
Collegiality is a sticky subject when it comes to personnel decisions. But some argue that a well-defined notion of collegiality could make for better department dynamics in the long run.
Judged by Unfair Standards?
Leading professors in Middle Eastern studies are stunned by Georgetown scholar's tenure denial. Some blame Middle Eastern politics and others blame the politics of political science.