Part-Time Faculty Members Strike at Columbia College Chicago
The part-time faculty union launched a walkout Monday, sending strong demands to both the institution and its own members.
View ArticleU of Washington Faculty Search Weighed Race Inappropriately
A psychology department hiring committee re-ranked finalists to hire a Black candidate over a white person originally rated No. 1, violating policy, a report concludes.
View ArticleSt. Cloud State President to Exit Amid Tensions
Robbyn Wacker is set to leave office next year after a tenure marked by enrollment challenges, deep job cuts and clashes with faculty.
View ArticleColumbia Chicago Faculty Strike Hits One-Month Mark
The uncommonly long walkout by part-time instructors at the arts-focused institution is roiling not just them but students and their full-time peers.
View ArticleInvestigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty
The investigations found that Spartanburg Community College disbanded its Faculty Senate and surveilled faculty members, then lied about it to media outlets and South Carolina’s inspector general.
View ArticleUC Ethnic Studies Requirement Waylaid by Israel-Hamas War
Is anti-Zionism core to ethnic studies? Should it matter? These questions have stoked debate about plans for a University of California admissions requirement.
View ArticleIndiana U Sanctions Professor Who Advised Pro-Palestinian Students
The tenured professor of political science and Middle Eastern studies is barred from teaching until next fall after booking a room for an event organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee.
View ArticleVirginia Officials Scrutinize Two Universities’ DEI Course Syllabi
A spokesman for Governor Glenn Youngkin invoked concerns about “core curriculum mandates that are a thinly veiled attempt to incorporate the progressive left’s groupthink.” Two universities’ diversity...
View ArticleArizona GOP Bill Would Stifle Faculty Power in Governance
The legislation, nearing passage, would bolster the power of presidents and regents while reducing faculty members to merely “consulting” on governing, academic and personnel decisions.
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