Faculty

Educators deliberate how to promote liberal education and push back on attacks on academe -- in part by being more open about areas in which higher education has been weak.

Two Northwestern University researchers found that skilled scholars do not come at the expense of quality instructors, or vice versa.

University system’s plan to curtail notice for tenured professors dismissed for financial reasons from a year to 90 days provokes faculty concerns.

Faculty members at a wide range of institutions are finding they can have a powerful impact by organizing curriculum -- not just individual courses -- to support students’ learning and success, write Loni Bordoloi Pazich, Roosevelt Montas and Steve Mintz.

By Loni Bordoloi Pazich et al.

Peter J. Spiro’s At Home in Two Countries explores how globalization has turned dual citizenship from an anomalous and potentially dangerous condition into something almost commonplace, writes Scott McLemee.

By Scott McLemee

Study finds variation in the way students are evaluated -- and tougher grades appear to be closer to what they should be. But not necessary due to grade inflation alone.

Russell Olwell explores why mentoring students is often so low on the faculty agenda -- and what should be done about it.

By Russell Olwell

Author discusses new book about a part of the student population pushing for more support -- and facing a backlash in some states.