78% of Teachers Uncomfortable with Tech
A new study shows that a majority of teachers are uncomfortable with tech-based teaching practices but want to learn through collaboration.
Lawsuit Challenges Academic Freedom for Professors
Lawyers representing U of Texas argue that “the right to academic freedom, if it exists, belongs to the institution, not the individual professor.”
Transferable Skills are Valued by Employers
Skills developed in humanities majors such as critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and written and oral communication are desired by employers.
Tackling Sexual Harassment in Academe
Harassment and predation is present in all fields of academe. How do we stop it? Enforce a zero tolerance policy, one scholar argues.
Assistant Professor: What’s the Next Step?
You're no longer an "early career scholar," new to academia. You're an advanced assistant professor. What is expected of you now?
Recommendation Letters: Biased Against Women?
A new study shows letters for women contain more "doubt-raising" phrases than those about men, portraying them as less charismatic and innovative.
Teacher Specialization Linked to Student Success
According to a study, high school teachers' passion and expertise in a subject area correlate with students' postsecondary success.
Diversity is Needed in Foreign Language Studies
An Asian American professor of Italian offers her perspective on how diversification may offer a way forward for a field with very few minorities.
Report Shows Where Students Struggle with Loan Repayment
A report on graduate students’ loan repayment reveals which schools have borrowers with loan debt growing faster than they can repay.
What are Adjuncts’ Retirement Prospects Like?
Adjunct professors, many of who earn wages below the cost of living, are overworked and underpaid. Now they face bleak retirement prospects.
