Faculty Issues

Survey courses in "Western Civilization," once a common component of undergraduate curriculums, have almost disappeared as a requirement at many...

U. of Illinois challenges union victory and infuriates faculty leaders by saying that state law bars common unit for those on and off the tenure track.

Over the years there has emerged a body of Playboy scholarship, which I read around in, every once in a...

When the U. of Texas released data on every faculty member, the focus was on stars at Austin. Harvest Moon writes about being in the report as an adjunct.

When you hit an awkward or incorrect sentence in a student essay, writes Mark Longaker, remember the learning process.

Higher ed associations create panel to study and suggest changes to quality assurance system -- not least to ward off government action.

To get students more engaged in texts, some professors hold marathon sessions where students read the books out loud.

Some states see the online, competency-based Western Governors U. as a way to boost college completion rates without increasing higher ed spending; some professors see it as a parasite, not a panacea.