Faculty

Rutgers-Camden law dean calls out students for comments on women professors' attire in teaching evaluations.

Purdue's politician turned president wants a nationally normed measure of what students learn -- and he's tired of waiting. Professors want meaningful assessment but aren't sold on standardized exams.

English departments at U. of Maryland and elsewhere respond to drop-offs -- some of them steep -- in English majors. 

New book from William Bowen and Eugene Tobin argues for more effective, nimble and collaborative approach to institutional decision-making, saying new models of shared governance are needed. Some of the authors' suggestions are sure to be controversial.

College employees in Pennsylvania who work with minors will have to pass regularly scheduled background checks under state's new child protection laws.

The Marquette U. professor who criticized a TA's teaching on his personal blog is suspended, pending a university investigation into his conduct. 

As enrollments dip, so too do the number of college and university employees -- but disproportionately at for-profit institutions.

Survey of undergraduate instructors suggests increased attention on student-centered teaching and ongoing concerns about diversity and adjunct working conditions. 

Unusual sexual harassment lawsuit at Northwestern U., in which a professor is suing a former graduate student who accused him of assault, has sparked debate about student indemnification policies.

Professors and librarians consider the advantages of digital, the reluctance of many tenure committees to look beyond print, and the possibility of paying the costs of publishing works by young scholars.