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Breakthrough for Gay Christian Professors
Two Christian colleges change hiring rules to permit employment of faculty members who are in same-sex marriages.
Opinion
Why Ethics Codes Fail
The American Psychological Association scandal is a useful reminder that codes of conduct come from individuals with their own biases, and scholarly associations need to accept and deal with that reality, writes Laura Stark.
Experimenting With Aid
Education Department moves closer to experimenting with federal aid and accreditation for alternative providers like boot camps and MOOCs, while White House books meeting on expanding space.
A Weaker 'Yeshiva'?
Point Park U recognizes a faculty union -- after 12 years and many battles. Could this be sign that NLRB has eroded power of a Supreme Court ruling that limited collective bargaining at private colleges?
Mentoring as Tenure Criterion
Purdue moves to change its promotion requirements to reward professors who are mentors, especially to at-risk students, and who promote undergraduate research and teaching innovation. Faculty leaders are not pleased.
Opinion
Time for a New Strategy
The erosion of faculty rights in Wisconsin shows that focusing on professors or academe alone won't work, and that it's time to talk about all employees and employers, writes Christopher Newfield.
Who Crossed the Line?
First Republicans, and then faculty leaders, have questioned tweets of Wisconsin's Sara Goldrick-Rab, particularly in seemingly discouraging admitted students from enrolling. Her supporters call her courageous and say her defense of academic freedom has made her a target.
Opinion
Grow Your Own Plants
In an era in which real dialogue is largely displaced by enclaves of the like-minded, colleges should focus on giving students effective ways to listen, think, converse and cooperate, Ryan Hays argues.