Faculty

Claude Pressnell, apparent choice as assistant secretary for postsecondary education, removes himself from consideration, further stalling efforts to fill leadership ranks at the Education Department.

Professor’s essay about the original color of classical statues is mocked by conservative websites -- and then she receives online threats.

Essay argues the age of big data is the time for professors to reconsider their reliance on the anti-plagiarism business.

AAUP, with some dissent, lifts censure of Illinois over Salaita case. Spalding U and Community College of Aurora are added for what association sees as violations of academic freedom.

Lawmakers who think higher education is broken -- and that “innovation” and more assessment can fix it -- would learn a lot from seeing the learning process up close and personal, Bernard Fryshman writes.

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Despite recent criticism of student reviews of faculty members, there is a system that’s working, AAUP conference is told.

Move -- by 2-to-1 margin -- follows several years of heated debates at association’s annual meetings.

MIT students reported that taking course online -- instead of same course on campus -- was less stressful than their in-person classes.