Faculty

New video shows exactly what was said during a heated discussion at the annual gathering of classicists in January. Does it change anything?

The 50th anniversary of a protest by scientists against the Vietnam War makes this an opportune time to reflect on that activism and the position of science then and now, writes Alan Chodos.

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After months of negotiating over open-access fees and paywalls, the University of California System follows through on threat to cancel its journal subscription deal with Elsevier.

Nearly half of new moms -- and nearly one-quarter of new dads -- leave full-time STEM employment upon having or adopting a child, a new study finds. What can institutions do to change this?

Two new government reports look at questions of Chinese government control over Confucius Institutes hosted by U.S. campuses.

Facing flat enrollment and strained annual budgets, DePauw University will tap endowment to finance layoffs for dozens of staff members and hefty voluntary retirement packages for a graying faculty.

Faculty proposal would split a U.S. history and ideals required sequence across the CSU system. Historians aren't happy with the idea.