A federal appeals court has granted a new trial to a University of Iowa scholar who accused the institution of discriminating against her because of her conservative views, The Des Moines Register reported. read more >

More than 500 adjunct professors and their advocates have signed a petition calling for the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate their working conditions. read more >

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has completed the terms of a settlement with a professor who sued the institution, and won, over being denied a promotion read more >

On the heels of a similarly downcast assessment by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service has issued a negative outlook for the higher-education sector in the United States read more >

AFT and Freelancers Union announce plan to give those off the tenure track the ability to buy insurance through groups, rather than individually. read more >

The American Federation of Teachers announced on Friday that it was teaming up with a nonprofit organization for independent workers to provide colleges’ contingent faculty members with access to health insurance and other benefits. read more >

Using free online materials such as massive open online courses in traditional classes can help colleges teach more efficiently without harming students. read more >

Two adjuncts discuss how they balance their creative interests with course coverage obligations. read more >

The University of Zurich says it has cleared up the bizarre case of the MOOC that went missing. read more >

A social experiment gone wrong? A protest against Facebook? Performance art? Twitter sleuths attempt to figure out why a Coursera MOOC derailed after one week. read more >

President of UT Austin told to quit or be fired -- and he resists. Faculty leaders say regents -- allies of Governor Rick Perry -- are attempting "coup" against respected academic leader. read more >

How do we set up a system that lets us link the three sectors to give doctoral candidates more training about teaching at other kinds of institutions? read more >

A watchdog group for free speech on campuses is stepping up its efforts to eradicate student-conduct codes and other campus policies that it says unconstitutionally restrict students’ and faculty members’ rights to freedom of expression. read more >

What are the risks for academic freedom? read more >

The giant grant maker, known for its opacity, is studying its strategy for saving the humanities read more >

Their new deal makes gains on pay and on a raft of social justice issues--including class size, child care, parental leave, breastfeeding stations, opportunities for undocumented students, and all-gender bathrooms. Here's how they did it. read more >

Can better evaluation make a difference? read more >

The Obama administration now can claim partial credit for the demise of one of the largest for-profit college chains. And both critics and supporters of the sector expect the federal scrutiny to continue. read more >

Google announced on Tuesday that it would give Carnegie Mellon $300,000 in each of the next two years through the Google Focused Research Award program. Google can fund the research for a third year at the same price if it chooses. read more >

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a community college employee who testified about an Alabama legislator's no-show job had First Amendment protection when he did so. The ruling allows the employee -- whose job was subsequently eliminated -- to pursue a claim that he lost his position in retaliation for his testimony. read more >