Filter & Sort
Seeking Rigor in Study Abroad
At annual gathering of study abroad administrators, speakers describe a need for programs guided by more clearly defined learning outcomes.
Self-Fulfilling Professorial Politics
Author discusses analysis that may frustrate some on the left and on the right in his new book Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?
Keeping Quiet on Family
Women interviewing for jobs in political science say they sometimes hide the fact that they are pregnant or nursing -- or delay having children altogether.
A Speaker Withdraws at Swarthmore
Robert Zoellick says he won't give commencement address at his alma mater, following criticism of the college for picking someone with ties to the Bush administration.
Fighting the Fear
Adjuncts and union leaders consider the challenge of organizing workers who have reason to worry that activism could cost them their positions.
Opinion
Thinking About the Public
Serving on the board of a state humanities council, where she judged proposals designed for public impact, left Paula M. Krebs rethinking the way she argues on behalf of the humanities in academe.
A Move to Merit Pay
A Michigan community college is set to transition to performance pay -- using a model its president says could lead the way for other institutions to follow.
Newly Tenured ... at Colgate, Colorado, Elon, Widener
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Colgate University Patrick Crotty, physics and astronomy...