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Budget Woes Are No Excuse
AAUP censures institutions that have eliminated faculty and academic programs during budget crises.
How to Prevent Votes of No Confidence
New York division of AAUP prepares template for professors to be truly involved in institutional decision-making.
No Love for Accreditation
Congressional panel hears from accreditors and their critics, and appears to sympathize with the latter.
Judged by Unfair Standards?
Leading professors in Middle Eastern studies are stunned by Georgetown scholar's tenure denial. Some blame Middle Eastern politics and others blame the politics of political science.
Tenure's Fourth Rail
Collegiality is a sticky subject when it comes to personnel decisions. But some argue that a well-defined notion of collegiality could make for better department dynamics in the long run.
'It's My Business'
Cary Nelson warns that MOOCs could lead to erosion of faculty members' intellectual property rights.
Adjunct Win at Religious College
NLRB official, rejecting stance of Pacific Lutheran U., says non-tenure-track faculty members have right to vote on collective bargaining.
Nominee for Civil Rights
Beginning to fill a long list of Education Department vacancies, Catherine Lhamon, a California lawyer, is picked as assistant secretary for civil rights.