Perspectives Pros and Cons of Tenure Malcolm A. Kline December 21, 2015 At year’s end, we thought, looking over copy for 2015, that we could get a snapshot of how tenure works…
Faculty Lounge Christian College Under Fire for Suspending Hijab-Wearing Professor for Equating Christianity with Islam Spencer Irvine Wheaton College is under fire for putting one of their professors on leave for comparing the two religions, which by…
Faculty Lounge Half of Mizzou’s Faculty got Waivers on Minimum Teaching Requirements Spencer Irvine December 19, 2015 So what do they do instead of teaching college students, which is a big part of the job?
Faculty Lounge PR Stunt? Wheaton College Puts Hijab-Wearing Professor on Leave for Remarks Comparing Islam to Christianity Spencer Irvine December 17, 2015 The headlines typically have read, “Christian college places professor who wore headscarf on leave,” as Fox News said. However, when…
Perspectives Swain’s World Tony Perkins November 18, 2015 Universities are supposed to be a place to exchange ideas — not silence them. Tell that to Vanderbilt, where a…
Faculty Lounge Ousted anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita Settles with University of Illinois Spencer Irvine November 17, 2015 The Salaita saga has finally ended: The professor, whose job offer to the U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign was rescinded after…
Faculty Lounge Publish or Perish Isn’t a Bad Thing Spencer Irvine November 10, 2015 Interesting take on the academic way of life.
Faculty Lounge A Teacher who was Late to School 111 Times now Blames Breakfast for Tardiness Spencer Irvine September 3, 2015 The College Fix reported: Arnold Anderson, an elementary school teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was…
Perspectives Wisconsin Faculty’s Mass Exodus Malcolm A. Kline August 16, 2015 He may not be getting as much attention as The Donald but Governor Scott Walker’s higher education reforms in Wisconsin…
Faculty Lounge Faculty Put Off Pay Raise to Temporarily Save Adjunct Jobs Spencer Irvine August 11, 2015 The College Fix reported: Different tiers of faculty don’t always fight with each other over money and control. At Eastern Illinois…
Faculty Lounge Union Loses Bid to Force Union Representation of College Professors Spencer Irvine August 8, 2015 So the labor unions lost a bid to force college professors to join their ranks and pay them dues? Yes,…
Faculty Lounge Virginia Tech Implements Ideological Litmus Test for Tenure Spencer Irvine July 27, 2015 This is not a good thing if universities really want full inclusion of people from varying ideologies: “Virginia Tech is…
