Faculty Issues

Scott McLemee highlights some of the new books coming out this fall and winter that are likely to be of general or topical appeal.

Christopher Schaberg explores what, if anything, academe can do about the distinct knots of negativity that airports have become known for.

Political philosophy journal, subject of two scathing open letters, apologizes for lack of black authors.

But plan could still go forward.

New York judge says Yeshiva University, based on its own policies, can't terminate tenure-track professors for financial reasons.

Publisher blames faulty peer review and automated system for forwarding articles from one journal to another to explain publication of piece on the male organ as a concept rather than anatomy.

Court vacates a tenure denial by Cornell, finding that the university denied basic due process over allegations that were rejected or never proven. Supporters say an important researcher is having his career stymied.