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Baylor Pays for SAT Gains
University asks admitted applicants to retake the SAT, with lucrative scholarships for those with big gains. The institution's test average goes up, but will U.S. News have the last laugh?
In Search of Self-Governance, Unionization?
Embattled Faculty Senate at Ohio U. endorses pursuing collective bargaining amid an impasse between professors and administrators.
Trying to Put the 'Dumb Jock Myth' to Rest
Myles Brand, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, wants to cease the propagation of “ the so-called 'dumb jock’...
HR at a Global University
As colleges set up branch campuses abroad, how do these outposts change the institutional role as employers? Experts say many institutions have yet to grapple with the legal and equity issues involved.
In Defense of Ayers
A group of professors sign a petition supporting William Ayers, the former antiwar activist and Illinois-Chicago faculty member who has been thrust into the presidential campaign.
Call to Arms for Adjuncts ... From an Administrator
At national meeting of higher ed HR leaders, one gives jeremiad about the treatment of non-tenure-track faculty and urges colleges to act now to protect "abused" class of workers.