By Colleen Flaherty. A Virginia circuit court on Thursday ruled against a George Mason University student group seeking access to donor agreements between a university foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation. More...
Where Historians Work
By Colleen Flaherty. The American Historical Association this week launches Where Historians Work, an online tool tracking career outcomes for the more than 8,500 historians who earned their Ph.D.s at U.S. institutions between 2004 and 2014. More...
Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs Marquette Faculty Blogger
By Colleen Flaherty. Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with a Marquette professor in a widely followed case involving academic freedom and professional responsibilities toward students. More...
When Faculty Lines Pay for Themselves
By Colleen Flaherty. Facing a budget cut and clogged general education courses, Stephen F. Austin optimized its course schedule to add faculty lines that paid for themselves, and then some. More...
Another Suit Challenging Unions
By Colleen Flaherty. A professor of political science at St. Cloud State University sued the institution and its faculty union Friday, arguing that forcing her to pay union fees violates her First Amendment rights in light of a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Star Tribune reported. More...
Whose Medieval Studies?
By Colleen Flaherty. Medieval studies groups say a major conference is trying to limit the number of diverse voices and topics. The debate is part of a bigger fight over whether medieval studies should remain a fundamentally European field. More...
Dixie State Reinstates Professor Accused of Gossiping
By Colleen Flaherty. Ken Peterson, a professor of music at Dixie State University who was terminated earlier this year for alleged violations of university confidentiality policies, will be reinstated, following a Utah System of Higher Education decision in his favor, the St. George News reported. More...
The Graduate Training Trade-Off 'Myth'
By Colleen Flaherty. Graduate school takes long enough already. That’s one of the reasons, among others, why Ph.D. programs tend to focus on research over teaching. A new study challenges assumptions that building teaching expertise has to come at the expense of research preparation, however. More...
Supreme Court Rules Against Public-Sector Unions
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...
Second Dartmouth Professor Departs Following Misconduct Inquiry
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...