By Colleen Flaherty. The American Association of University Professors is concerned about “apparent departures from generally accepted principles of academic governance” within the Maricopa Community College District, it said in a letter to the district’s governing board Thursday. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. From Socrates and Alcibiades to Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, history is full of mentor-mentee relationships that were not only intellectual, but also erotic, romantic or physical -- or all of the above. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale felt the fury of academics scorned this week, after it asked its professors to ask alumni to assist with what is typically faculty work -- for free. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. The Midwest Political Science Association said Tuesday that it had accepted the immediate resignation of William Jacoby as editor of its flagship publication, the American Journal of Political Science. Jacoby, a professor of political science at Michigan State University, previously planned to edit the journal through the end of the year amid sexual harassment allegations. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. Bad news is often obvious in retrospect: unremarkable events become harbingers; seemingly unrelated developments become signs. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. Graduate students at Harvard University voted 1,931 to 1,523 to form a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers, they announced Friday. The election, held earlier this month, was the second on the union issue, as a 2016 vote proved inconclusive. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. While the university has been known as a place where students shouted down a speaker, administrators are trying to shake that image, and a new student group has launched to diversify the types of speakers who visit. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A University of California, Berkeley, commission has recommended the institution either add or modify campus free speech zones, make police presence less intimidating at disruptive events, and explore whether it can cap security costs. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A National Collegiate Athletic Association special commission on reforming college basketball recently ducked the issue of athletes being paid for their name, image or likeness -- currently banned under the association's rules. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The career-services platform grows more popular with students and campus career centers as company makes changes in response to concerns about data privacy. More...
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