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Counting Adjuncts' Hours
Group representing college administrations and group representing non-tenure track faculty offer sharply different views on how to determine whether adjunct faculty members are full-time for the purpose of health care coverage.
'I am 911'
A University of New Hampshire lecturer is dismissed after administrators question medical decisions she made leading a trip to Nicaragua. She says she could have used more support from the institution -- not condemnation.
Can Poli Sci Do Politics?
Senate vote to bar support from the NSF has many scholars wondering whether their discipline needs a new strategy. Also being debated: Was an exception to the ban a win for research or a loss on principle?
Money for Military, Not Poli Sci
Senate votes to ban federal funding for most political science research and to restore tuition assistance to active-duty service members.
Now What?
Gainful employment takes another hit in court, jeopardizing a possible appeal and raising questions about federal collection of data on higher education.
Not What You Thought on Teacher Ed
Group releases data saying that the colleges have become more competitive and more clinical than is commonly believed.
Libraries Can Lend Foreign Books
Supreme Court rules against textbook publisher's effort to prevent resale of cheaper imported textbooks.
Beyond the Credit Hour
The U.S. Department of Education encourages colleges and accreditors to move forward on competency-based education programs that don't rely on the credit hour.