By B. On average, 75 out of every 100 full-time faculty members at four-year colleges are white. Five are black, and even fewer are Hispanic. But that’s not the whole story. Among the higher ranks and at certain types of institutions — say, small, private master’s universities — the faculty is even less diverse. More...
By Courtney Kueppers. The faculty-hiring calendar in philosophy, as in many disciplines, has long followed a standard arc: Most institutions post openings in late fall with deadlines of November 1 or later, hold interviews in December or January, and do not require answers to offers before February. More...
By Rio Fernandes. A presentation at a faculty forum at the University of Houston that circulated Tuesday on Twitter has raised pressing questions about how professors will adapt to Texas’ controversial new campus-carry law. More...
By Dan Berrett. Algebra and other theoretical-math courses are barriers to college and prevent students from graduating while offering little tangible benefit, a political scientist argues in a new book. More...
By Sarah Brown. African-American students feel less emotionally prepared for college than white students do, and they’re also more likely to keep their worries to themselves, according to the results of a national poll released on Wednesday. More...
By Katherine Mangan. Recruiting from the immigrant suburbs of Paris, Sciences Po has enrolled more minority students by focusing on socioeconomic status rather than race. More...
By . Dozens of colleges have endorsed a plan to promote — and reward — "ethical engagement" in admissions. Praise for the campaign, though, is hardly universal. More...
By . When Mi Gente, a group that represents Latino students at Duke University, announced that it would boycott a spring recruiting weekend for Latinos because its members were tired of simply being "poster children for brochures," black and. More...
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