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September 15, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Reporters at The Chronicle share the trends they see as the growth of the work force transforms the professoriate. read more >
September 15, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Reporters at The Chronicle share the trends they see as the growth of the work force transforms the professoriate. read more >
September 15, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Turf battle breaks out between the Vikings head coach and the athletic department's new marketing chief. Where's the missing $20,000 and what does it mean? read more >
September 15, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
As the University of Oregon begins to look for its sixth president in seven years, faculty and staff union leaders say they are being blocked from having much say in the new search. read more >
September 15, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
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 >
September 12, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The UO governing board gives its chairman, and others, broad search roles read more >
September 12, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
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 >
September 11, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Advocates of academic freedom see college leaders’ calls for lowering the temperature of campus debates as attacks on free speech. read more >
September 11, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
In St. Louis and around the country, professors and students grapple with the lessons of Ferguson. read more >
September 11, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Critics say Phyllis M. Wise gives the appearance of being open to other views, then acts independently. read more >
September 10, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
It looks like Americans may not be getting as much return on their investment as they could be. read more >
September 10, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The jilted scholar says in an interview he wants the job that was offered him. read more >
September 09, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
More people say they can’t attend gatherings because of cost or scheduling. But they still want a place at the table. read more >
September 09, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
A current threat to academic freedom in the classroom comes from a demand that teachers provide warnings in advance if assigned material contains anything that might trigger difficult emotional responses for students. read more >
September 08, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Upcoming caucus dates for Fall 2014 read more >
September 08, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Universities across the country have begun experimenting with open textbooks read more >
September 08, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
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 >
September 05, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
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 >
September 04, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Textbook giants are now teaching classes. read more >
September 04, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The author of the American Historical Association's report finds the latest figures "especially disconcerting." read more >
September 03, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Many students do not learn critical-thinking skills in college, and they’re suffering in the job market, a new study finds. read more >