By Colleen Flaherty. High court says public employees don't have to pay regular agency fees to unions that represent them in collective bargaining and more, which could hurt faculty and staff unions. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. A second professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College accused of sexual misconduct has resigned, effective immediately, President Phil Hanlon announced Tuesday. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Do smaller classes help reduce performance gaps in science fields? Yes, according to a new study in BioScience. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Western Illinois University will lay off 24 faculty members, including seven who have tenure, by next summer, the institution’s Board of Trustees announced Thursday. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Oregon State University’s new faculty union is now certified, the American Federation of Teachers- and American Association of University Professors-affiliated union announced Thursday. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. An assistant professor of computer science at the University of Central Florida was arrested at his office last week and faces two charges of stalking, the Orlando Sentinel reported. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. University of California, Irvine, says it will remove former professor's name from the science institutions he helped build after finding he harassed women. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Rate My Professors ditches its chili pepper "hotness" rating after professors criticize the teacher-rating website for contributing to a poor academic climate for women. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Purdue University will not punish a faculty member who posted a photo of herself on Facebook in blackface, NewsOne reported. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. AAUP censures Nebraska-Lincoln for alleged violations of academic freedom in Courtney Lawton case. Iowa and Stillman removed from lists of sanctioned and censured institutions. More...