Faculty Issues

Author discusses his new book about why philosophers were an early target of the Cold War Red scare.

After a racist incident occurred on the campus of Quinnipiac University, John Conley, a professor there, explored it in depth with his students and learned a lot about teaching.

Study suggests that language recommendation writers use to describe women may disadvantage them as job candidates, portraying them as less dynamic and excellent than male counterparts.

Does performance funding for higher education actually work? According to the authors of a new book on the topic, the answer is both yes and no.

A new entrant to the rankings offers some positive approaches, but more work must be done when it comes to providing students helpful information and supporting institutional improvement, writes Jamienne S. Studley.

National accreditor ACCSC gets inquiries from nearly 300 colleges overseen by ACICS, most of them for-profits. Critics of accreditors will be watching as the agency reviews the flood of applications.

New book explores what it means to be a scholar at a moment when every aspect of life in academe is being changed by technology.

East Carolina U bars band members from protest during national anthem. Stance differs from that of other public colleges and universities.