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The Tenure-Track (Busy) Sociologist
A discipline finds that -- unlike much of higher education -- it is not increasing its reliance on adjuncts, but is seeing the permanent faculty's teaching load go up.
Movement to Ban Bottled Water Hits Canada
The University of Winnipeg, carrying out the results of a student vote, will ban bottled water from the campus. Winnipeg...
So Many Students, So Little Time
Higher Ed Holdings' recent efforts to partner with one university were thwarted amid faculty outcry. At other universities, however, the company's model is going forward -- raising concerns about whether mass education online is coming at the expense of individual interaction, and evaluations based on essays as opposed to multiple choice.
Adjunct Solidarity
Weber State didn't expect anyone outside Utah to notice the plan to cut base pay by 7% for those off the tenure track. Then the letters started to arrive.
Irvine Prof, Ending Standoff, Receives Anti-Harassment Training
Alexander McPherson has finally taken training on how to avoid and prevent sexual harassment. McPherson, a biologist at the University...
MIT Will Provide Open Access to Articles
Faculty members at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have voted to make all of their scholarly articles available to the...
Organizing a World of Knowledge
Project analyzes how universities organize the study of world regions and the role of area studies centers.