Faculty Issues

Scott McLemee reviews Francis Su's Mathematics for Human Flourishing.

What if the best about composition teaching, Deborah L. Williams asks, became the pedagogical default instead of the exception?

Lake Superior State issues annual list of words to avoid.

The concept of self-plagiarism is peculiar and in some ways more interesting than ordinary plagiarism, observes Scott McLemee.

Study suggests that professors should standardize their grading curves, saying it's an efficient way to boost women's enrollment in STEM.

Men frame their research findings more positively than do women, finds a new study. Why does that matter, and how should science respond?

While some institutions are having success speeding up instruction of English as a second language, some instructors are skeptical because of limited information about what models work best.