faculty issues Archives

PERSPECTIVES: If Reading is Fundamental, Why Are Many College Students Flummoxed by Book Assignments?

"Daniel Shore, chair of Georgetown’s English department, told me that students have trouble staying focused on even a sonnet."

by Future U/ October 13, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

An expanded version of Letter to the Editor published in Nature.

by Adrian Lenardic/ July 18, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

ND Council of College Faculties president: "Heard no dissent about post-tenure review." (But concerns exist about this porposal).

by Future U/ June 1, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

It’s about how the University treats non-tenure-track faculty. HU Prof Imani Light writes: “Three years ago, the full-time faculty who …

by Future U/ July 13, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: “In 1993-94, more than half, or 56.2 percent of faculty members at institutions with …

by Future U/ April 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“It uniquely crushes our academic freedom and our ability to challenge our students, our ability to engage in controversial ideas, …

by Future U/ March 1, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

In The Gig Academy: Mapping Labor in the Neoliberal University, Adrianna Kezar, Tom DePaola, and Daniel T. Scott es describe the …

by Future U/ October 10, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

“What is the likelihood that they will enjoy the benefits that drew my generation to college and university teaching?” In …

by Future U/ September 28, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Anybody who has been through the tenure process and has mentored junior faculty knows that this article is spot on. …

by Future U/ August 1, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

It’s a bad storyline for American higher education. Over a 12-year period … significant increase in the size of the …

by Future U/ May 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Aaron Carroll offers a thoughtful perspective at The New York Times.

by Future U/ November 5, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“Outcome reporting bias refers to writing up only the results in a trial that appear positive while failing to report those …

by Future U/ September 25, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

It means many things, but not always valued things. Lehigh University will host a national summit on the topic. Read …

by Future U/ September 21, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“The tussle is the latest example of a major research university’s struggle to draw the bounds of academic freedom — …

by Future U/ September 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“MSU faculty deserve a president who has taught extensively in university classrooms and enjoys a prestigious, scholarly reputation. Faculty need …

by Future U/ July 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/