Faculty Issues

Concerned about limited purchasing options and potential price increases, students and consumer groups challenge the proposed merger of two major textbook publishers.

Banning laptops or other note-taking devices from the classroom is an extreme stance that isn’t right for every student, argues Karen Costa.

It is not permissible to debate in some academic parlor game the lives of people who are oppressed and murdered, writes Mark Lance.

New paper makes the case for paying more attention to pretenure faculty members' emotions as a key component of their -- and the institution's -- success.

Scott McLemee reviews Catherine Lyall's Being an Interdisciplinary Academic: How Institutions Shape University Careers.

U of Hawaii is in conflict with itself as it pursues the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea while also being a leading indigenous institution.

Survey finds the amount students spend on course materials each year has decreased, possibly indicating students are increasingly utilizing open-source material and other educational resources.

Penn Law condemns Amy Wax's recent comments on race and immigration as others call for her ouster.