An academic at the University of Macau says that he believes that his contract was not renewed because of his political activism, raising concerns about academic freedom in the Chinese territory. read more >

The Rev. C. Kevin Gillespie, president of Saint Joseph's University for the last two years, has announced plans to step down in June. read more >

Another school year is about to start, and parents will soon be packing their teenagers up for college. But do they know who’s teaching their kids? read more >

An Iranian mathematician is the first woman ever to receive a Fields Medal, often considered to be mathematics’ equivalent of the Nobel Prize. read more >

Professors Complain of Undersupported Sabbaticals, Inadequate Staffing read more >

In a culture of accountability, some professors call on technology to collect information about student participation in the classroom. read more >

In an effort to better recognize the work of those off the tenure track, some colleges are giving them new rankings. read more >

Whether the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign violated the academic-freedom rights of Steven G. Salaita, an Israel critic denied a job there, is likely to depend on whether campus administrators had previously made Mr. Salaita a formal job offer and whether his tweeted views on Israel were the reason they revoked it read more >

Has the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign unfairly treated a scholar under fire for incendiary tweets? The question is fanning tensions within the AAUP. read more >

The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth has been ordered to pay nearly $1.2-million in back pay, damages, and other costs to a professor of English who filed complaints. read more >

At gathering of adjunct leaders, they are urged to strike for better pay and job security – regardless of whether the law permits them to do so. read more >

The association plans to investigate tenure practices at the U. of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The center responds: First, explain your authority. read more >

When Starbucks announced it would help employees get four-year degrees, media praised the company’s altruism. Few looked at the fine print read more >

Campuses that are family-friendly in name only will be at a disadvantage in hiring, presidents said at a conference on issues of work-life balance. read more >

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law that sharply limits the collective-bargaining rights of employees at public colleges and other state agencies. read more >

A bill that would require colleges to report more data about faculty who work off the tenure track may not win approval this session, but it’s raising hopes. read more >

Virtually gone are the days when a majority of professors were full-time and tenured (or at least tenure-eligible), which gave students a remarkable amount of stability, educational continuity and mentorship opportunities. Nowadays, such professors are the minority of college educators. read more >

Now more than ever, people employed in higher education face the forces of change read more >

Customers adore Amazon for its ability to deliver almost anything almost instantly. Publishers’ feelings about the online retail giant are a lot more complicated. read more >

Days after the Service Employees International Union loses a vote at the University of Saint Thomas, it wins one at Antioch University Seattle. read more >