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Threat to Faculty Free Speech
3 years after Supreme Court decision about the rights of public employees, AAUP sees peril for professors' freedoms and starts campaign to establish new institutional protections.
Suspended Professors Back in Class at Southwestern
Three professors at Southwestern College who were suspended following a protest against the administration at the California community college are...
Duke Criticized Over Sex Toy Study
The Rev. Joe Vetter, the Roman Catholic chaplain at Duke University, is criticizing a study for which female undergraduates were...
Taiwan Wants More Foreign Students, English Courses
Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan's president, announced plans for significant expansions of the island's foreign student population and university courses taught in...
The All-Time Worst E-Mail Mistake
Most of us have probably hit "send" once or twice before being certain that the correct person (and only the...
More Engaged
Annual survey of student engagement finds notable gains across sectors, and offers new analysis on gaps between science and non-science students, the transfer experience, and impact of learning management systems.
Universities Vow Shift in Patent Policy to Aid the Poor
Six universities today will issue a joint pledge to make patent and licensing decisions on drugs developed at their institutions...
The Insecurity of Higher Ed Research
Scholars of higher education debate relevance of their work, even as annual meeting features scores of compelling studies.