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Bashing Tenure as a ‘Matter of Public Concern’
Texas Tech professor who says he was retaliated against for speaking out against tenure as stifling to academic innovation may proceed to trial in his case against the institution, a state appeals court rules.
Tentative Agreement at Illinois
University of Illinois graduate students reach tentative contract deal with administration after being on strike for nearly two weeks.
Lacking Citation?
Susan Dynarski, a prominent scholar, accuses Kevin Hassett, a top Trump administration economist, of plagiarizing her work in a 2007 column.
The Great Man Theory
Is a good leader always able to rally the troops? In today's Academic Minute, Jonathan Pruitt of the University of...
Is Gossip Grounds for Termination?
Discussions about tenure votes are considered private on most campuses, but some say Dixie State is trumping up breach of confidentiality claims against two professors to get rid of them for political reasons.
Race and Gender Bias in Online Courses
Study finds instructors are much more likely to respond to comments from white male students than from others.
A University-Run School District?
Ball State administrators and professors see huge upside for Indiana students in proposal, but they are also entering larger debates over public schools, union rights and local elections.
New Programs: Cybersecurity, Hospitality, Exercise Science, Arts and Humanities, Education, Computer Science
Alderson Broaddus University is starting an undergraduate major in cybersecurity. California Lutheran University is starting a bachelor's program in hospitality...