Part-time lecturers at Eastern Michigan University are protesting a decision by its administration to delay their first paycheck. read more >

A doctoral program proposed at Georgetown University includes preparation for nonacademic careers. But critics say it would cheapen the degree. read more >

Reporters at The Chronicle share the trends they see as the growth of the work force transforms the professoriate. read more >

The University of Pittsburgh has backed down from a plan to require faculty members to sign away their intellectual-property rights, indefinitely postponing the deadline it had set for them to do so read more >

The Illinois board’s vote to reject the outspoken scholar marks not the end of the story but the beginning of the next chapter. read more >

Critics say Phyllis M. Wise gives the appearance of being open to other views, then acts independently. read more >

The jilted scholar says in an interview he wants the job that was offered him. read more >

More people say they can’t attend gatherings because of cost or scheduling. But they still want a place at the table. read more >

A group of faculty members at the University of Colorado at Boulder has accused the university’s administration of showing a “blatant disregard for the rights, interests, and well-being of its faculty read more >

The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, affiliated with the University of Texas, has escalated its challenge to the American Association of University Professors by rejecting the group’s assurance that any investigation of the center’s tenure practices will be fair. read more >

The author of the American Historical Association's report finds the latest figures "especially disconcerting." read more >

It's hard to offer meaningful advising to new students before they arrive on campus. But Sewanee says it can be done, with professors making key decisions. read more >

A flood of recent lawsuits and government enforcement actions accuse employers across the country of violating laws regulating employee pay. read more >

Performance and cost efficiency concerns have taken center stage in discussions about the funding and oversight of public universities in recent years. read more >

If T.S. Eliot had become a tenured professor, he would never have insisted April was the cruelest month. As those of us in the liberal arts know, it is August. read more >

According to an April report by the American Association of University Professors, women who are full professors at the UI make 85.3 percent of what men do in the same position. read more >

It's been over a decade since anyone made much of an effort to come up with an answer. With Vitae's new project, Academic JobTracker, we'll take a stab at doing that. read more >

Four faculty members see much more than a teachable moment in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man and the violence that followed. read more >

To protest the withdrawal of a job offer to the controversial professor, at least two speakers have canceled engagements. read more >

A new national organization, Faculty Against Rape, or FAR, aims to help professors obtain resources on campus sexual assault and to build a sense of community and protection among like-minded peers (FAR’s website tagline is “Protect your academic freedom”). read more >