Faculty

A professional association of writers that supports hundreds of creative writing departments just fired its executive director of three decades, with no public explanation.

Hanna Holborn Gray, who led Yale and the University of Chicago in eras of overt sexism, discusses her new memoir -- and her advice for a new generation of women rising through the ranks.

What if we looked at not how much students learned from us, Paul F. Diehl asks, but how much we as instructors learned from students?

By Paul F. Diehl

MLA data show foreign language study is on the decline, but it's unclear what comes first: institutional disinvestment in language programs or waning student interest. In any case, some campuses -- generally those making investments in programs -- are bucking the trend.

UNLV president signed a gift agreement that said a $14 million pledge was valid only if he was in the job. He's leaving, and the pledge has evaporated. Agreement raises questions on governance and fund-raising ethics.

In a new book, Cheryl Hyman discusses her controversial seven-year stint as chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, including her attempt to improve its low graduation rates.

Cal State Northridge professor says she hasn't returned to the classroom after an online threat because the university hasn't made her feel safe.

Scott McLemee reviews Alberto Manguel's Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions.

By Scott McLemee