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Inexorable March to a Part-Time Faculty
Adjuncts nearing half of all professors, and proportion off the tenure track grows, latest U.S. data show.
Fighting to Keep a Medical Center Public
SUNY faculty union files suit to block a privatization plan.
A Lab of Their Own
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute initiative intends to increase number of women who are full professors in the sciences.
Slap on the Wrist at Columbia?
Minimal punishments for students who disrupted speech renew debate over free expression and tolerance.
Drawing A Hard Line
Accrediting groups give ground on reporting student learning outcomes -- but not enough to satisfy U.S. officials.
New Approach to International Education
Major improvements sought in federal programs to promote foreign languages and area studies.
The Impact of Merit Scholarships
University’s unusual test finds that grants have significant impact on yield of top admitted applicants, but yield remains small.