Union advocates applauded two decisions by the National Labor Relations Board last week, one of which protects the right of employees using work email for union communications. read more >

An effort to increase the representation of women on the faculty and among doctoral students at the University of Michigan’s business school is showing results read more >

Two universities have dedicated millions of dollars to foster educational change. But the impact of those efforts goes beyond the financial. read more >

For a rising generation of administrators in higher education, the heart of education is innovative technology -- and faculty get in the way. read more >

Shirley Ann Jackson of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earned $7,143,312 in 2012, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s ranking of salaries at private colleges read more >

First signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 as part of his Great Society campaign, the Higher Education Act’s original purpose was to solidify and expand the federal government’s involvement in higher education policy. read more >

A Republican state legislator in Wisconsin said Tuesday that he planned to introduce a right-to-work bill. read more >

A committee found the professor guilty of misconduct serious enough to render him unfit to remain on the faculty. read more >

New book seeks to shine light on the challenges dads face while trying to balance their home and work lives. read more >

Hunter R. Rawlings III, president of the Association of American Universities, says that ideologically motivated and corporate-minded trustees pose a great threat to public colleges. read more >

Union activity can lead to gains for adjuncts even when drives stall, fail or just loom. read more >

"It’s time to bring all of Tom together," the poet’s widow told the professor. "And I’m going to need your help." read more >

Job security was always one of their top issues read more >

In several states, faculty members and administrators are at odds over strategic planning at institutions pinched by hard realities. read more >

Advocates for Federal Labor Protections and Accountability from Employers read more >

AAUP is arguing that the financial rationale for the cuts and the changes is unsound. read more >

Colleges often rely on grants and donations to expand their curricula and hire faculty. However, students, professors and outside groups have begun to question what effect these contributions have on education. read more >

Colleges have long seen students as passive receivers of content. That view is changing, and it could portend an even more "radical" shift in teaching. read more >

White-collar work, sometimes called Knowledge Work, is never done read more >

After a year of unprecedented Congressional attention but few real political gains, advocates for part-time instructors face unfriendly political majorities. read more >