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N.C. State Employee Denounced University Before His Suicide
Marshall Brain II founded the popular website HowStuffWorks, hosted a TV show and taught aspiring entrepreneurs. But he ended his life hours after he accused higher-ups of forcing him to resign.
The Extraordinariness of Extramural Absolutism
The protection of extramural speech may be necessary, but academics should acknowledge the magnitude of the privilege they’re claiming, Deepa Das Acevedo writes.
The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral
Todd Wolfson is pushing the century-old American Association of University Professors to fight higher ed’s detractors and “organize every campus.” But critics say the venerable organization is straying from its roots.
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re Calling for That to End.
The university’s contingent teachers unionized in the spring. Before they sign their first agreement, they want administrators to stop limiting their contract renewals.
International University Leaders Convene to Discuss Threats to Academic Freedom
Speakers linked academic freedom and the future of democracy less than two weeks before the presidential election.
A Timetable for Navigating Your Tenure Journey
Ruth Monnier and Mark M. Diacopoulos provide advice to demystify the tenure process, especially at a teaching institution.
Black, Hispanic Faculty Far Less Likely to Get ‘Gold Standard’ Tenure Recommendations
A study published this month focusing on five unnamed universities adds to research on racial disparities in the professoriate.
A Year of Investigations, Punishments and Arrests of Scholars
Dozens of faculty members and grad student workers have faced discipline from colleges, universities and police since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Some have now returned to work. Others lost their jobs.