Contingent faculty members are underpaid, yet administrators rarely take seriously the arguments championing equal pay for equal work, writes Daniel Davis. It’s time for a new approach. More...
03 septembre 2019
A Contingent Faculty Compromise
Academic and Political Elitism
Musa al-Gharbi warns of the dangers of politicizing educational attainment. More...
The University: Agent of Change in a Changing Age
Even as we remain committed to principles of inclusiveness, accessibility, equity and justice, we must ensure that we are challenging our students -- and ourselves -- with difficult and controversial subjects, writes David V. Rosowsky. More...
Academe and Anomie
Nothing in our job descriptions requires us to be the best ever with the most publications in the best journals with the most grant money, writes Michael Rocque, so we should stop comparing and ranking ourselves. More...
Ethical College Admissions: Baked Alaska
Jim Jump asks, is it legitimate to take advantage of another's hardship. More...
A Man of Many Words
Peter Martin's The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language shows Noah Webster as the sort of ideologue who's convinced he has a historical mission and carries himself accordingly, writes Scott McLemee. More...
Games Colleges Play in Presidential Searches
Competition among the viewpoints of various observers, writes John Thelin, ultimately centers on a crucial question: Should academic searches be closed or open. More...
A Sure Bet
Imprisoned people are desperate to become students, and that desire and economics mandate that we heed their calls, argues Doran Larson. More...
Plan national pour la science ouverte : 2,6 millions d'euros pour un appel à projets
Le Comité de pilotage de la science ouverte lancera un appel à projets destiné à des actions dans le domaine de l'édition et de la publication scientifique, dans l'optique de développer la bibliodiversité. Cet appel à projets bénéficiera d'un budget global de 2,6 millions d'euros. Plus...
Publication d'un cadre de référence des compétences numériques
Les compétences numériques acquises par les élèves, les étudiants, les apprentis et les stagiaires de la formation continue font l'objet d'une certification qui s'incrit dans un cadre national de référence créé à compter de la rentrée scolaire 2019. Plus...
