Faculty Issues

Researchers want less restrictive policies on accepting money from the Chinese telecom giant -- but that appears unlikely, given recent federal policy moves and legal action against the company. Professors also question why they aren't involved in making decisions on bans.

Scott McLemee offers a roundup of books from this coming autumn's university press catalogs and more.

Author discusses new book about flaws in the way many people evaluate college completion.

Ph.D. graduate's speech backing Israel boycott is condemned by leaders there and at Northwestern, which hired him. Some see academic freedom concerns, given that other political commencement addresses are not attacked.

Cost is the No. 1 reason why colleges end their “big deals” with publishers, but not everyone thinks the agreements are really that expensive.

To be treated as a worthless and expendable member of society is, unfortunately, all too common in service-industry jobs, but this culture has now infected college classrooms, argues Liz Mayo.

Governing party demands removal of a book its leaders don't like from a university reading list.

A professor's department found she was paid less than men were, unfairly, for failing to go out and get other offers. A judge said that didn't matter.