Faculty Issues

The old joke that consigns people who graduate with English degrees to a permanent life in food service says less about them and more about our culture, writes Robert Matz.

Australian universities' use of adjunct instructors grows much faster than other types of faculty employment -- especially for teaching-only positions.

New analysis suggests that one region is responsible for much of the national imbalance in the ideological leanings of faculty members.

New interstate network seeks to help students transfer across state lines without losing credits, but also defers to faculty members at each college about how to measure learning.

Even if they could cheat without being penalized, most students will take an honest stab at homework questions, study finds.

Jerry A. Jacobs examines the allegations of cheating that have created concerns about the excessive reliance on journal impact scores for tenure decisions and other matters.

As part of a new general-education program, Connecticut College rethinks the 100-level course.

Colleges are increasingly creating masculinity programs, aimed at boosting retention while encouraging students to rethink what it means to "be a man."