10 octobre 2017

By Colleen Flaherty. “The Case for Colonialism” caused a stir when it was published in Third World Quarterly earlier this month, with critics calling the pro-colonialism essay offensive and based on subpar scholarship. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. AAU wanted to improve science education beyond an instructor-by-instructor basis. Five years on, a major initiative piloted on eight campuses seems to be working. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Hopkins eliminates major. Faculty members say Russia’s growing role in the world makes this a terrible time to do so. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Boston College and UC Riverside share how they quickly hired more faculty members from underrepresented minority groups, without relying on hard numerical targets or costly initiatives. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. As science and engineering Ph.D. students progress through their programs, many lose interest in academic careers, report finds. Study's authors say findings suggest changes are needed in Ph.D. training. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could limit the ability of public-sector unions to collect fees from nonmembers, The New York Times reported. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Boston University and its non-tenure-track lecturers reached a first contract agreement last week, averting a planned walkout next week. Some 250 lecturers on campus have been affiliated with Service Employees International Union since early 2016. The tentative agreement includes a pay increase for each of the contract’s three years, and an average of 15 percent in the first year. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. The University of Wyoming has lost four times as many faculty members in the past year than it has in recent memory, the Associated Press reported. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. “The Case for Colonialism” has been revoked -- not over claims of shoddy scholarship or publication irregularities but rather threats to the journal editor. Some call it a disturbing precedent that could make academics less safe. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Political scientists see the discipline’s historical division across four subareas as hindering their collective ability to understand Trump’s America -- and its future. More...