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Cutting Faculty Jobs Brings President Award
Carolyn Stefanco, president of the College of Saint Rose, cut 23 faculty positions and 12 academic programs. She won a prize for her efforts.
Missouri Board Votes to Fire Melissa Click
Dismissal is linked to two incidents -- both videotaped -- in which the professor was involved in protests. Faculty leaders say that board violated due process and university procedures.
Newly Tenured ... at Bowdoin, Cabrini, Macalester, Middlebury, Muhlenberg, Prairie State, Saint Leo U, St. Norbert, Widener
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Bowdoin College Margaret Boyle, romance languages and...
New Path for MLA Leader
Rosemary Feal, executive director of the MLA, says she's stepping down next summer, at the end of her current term. She's leaving behind an organization that's much more representative of its members.
Faculty First on Completion
Faculty-led reforms may be the best way to improve graduation rates, according to Achieving the Dream, which is working to give adjunct faculty members a seat at the table.
Opinion
The 21st Century's J.D.
Whether it is San Bernardino or Sandy Hook, the Sept. 11 attacks or urban police shootings, a certain (perhaps surprising) academic field is the glue that tries to keep people’s lives together, argues John L. Jackson Jr.
The Next Librarian of Congress?
President Obama's nominee to lead the Library of Congress draws support from library groups.
Don't 'Go There'
Is teaching under campus carry still teaching? New guidelines from the Faculty Senate at U of Houston ask the question, with suggestions such as dropping controversial course content for safety concerns.