By Colleen Flaherty. A new report from the federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission says that students lack financial literacy. The fix? More...
Reference Checks Ahead
By Colleen Flaherty. Last year, the University of Wisconsin System very publicly launched a new policy against "passing the harasser" on to unwitting institutions: It said it would disclose substantiated misconduct findings when contacted for employee reference checks. More...
Guilford's Gamble
By Colleen Flaherty. Guilford College is changing the way it does most everything in an effort to stem its enrollment decline. But officials say it is also leaning in to its mission. More...
#betterposter
By Colleen Flaherty. There's a movement for better posters at science conferences. But are they really better? And how does poster push relate to the ongoing campaign for open science. More...
Much Ado About Iboga
By Colleen Flaherty. How this rare plant could cost two long-serving Miami U professors their careers.
Two professors at Miami University are suddenly at risk of losing their jobs over a plant that has been in their collection for over a decade. More...
Punishing Alleged Violations of Tenure, Academic Freedom and Governance
By Colleen Flaherty. AAUP votes to censure or sanction three institutions at its annual meeting. Idaho State removed from sanction list. More...
Diversity as a Course Requirement
By Colleen Flaherty. Professor says his course proposal on conservative political thought was rejected because it doesn't advance diversity as it's widely understood. He thinks that's wrong. More...
‘I Want to Get the Truth Out’
By Colleen Flaherty. Professor sues Wesleyan U, saying it failed to act against students who falsely called him a "sexual predator" for two years. More...
Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
By Colleen Flaherty. Roosevelt U students take to social media to complain about a professor of theater they say has long been "abusive." More...
Sociologists' Recommendations on Contingent Faculty
By Colleen Flaherty. The American Sociological Association in a new report urges institutions to commit to “maximum feasible equity for contingent faculty.” Specific recommendations to that end include that “pay should be proportional to work done” and job offers be provided well in advance of starting dates. More...