Faculty in Denial about Own Role in Decline of Humanities
If you want to see one example of why a new populism has emerged in American universities in the last 10 years, take a look at a statement issued last…
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Faculty Accountability Is Terrible—Even Students Have Better Standards
I became interested in academic accountability within the university because I had no choice: the lack of accountability I experienced at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington obligated me…
Defining Faculty Roles: Scholarship Only, Activism on Your Own Time
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series on faculty roles in higher education. Part I by Fabio Rojas is here and Part III by John Wilson is…
Is Faculty Accountability Lacking at UNC Wilmington?
In my 45 years of teaching I have never filed an academic complaint against another faculty member—nor has one ever been filed against me. I have long believed that this…
The Conservative Case for Community Colleges, Part I: To Parents
For many parents, the prospect of sending their kids off to college can be daunting. If the price tag alone doesn’t scare them silly, there are more than enough stories…
Wake Forest Faculty Attempt to Undermine Koch-Funded Campus Institute
The Faculty Senate at Wake Forest University made headlines last week when it demanded that the university reject a $3.69 million grant from the Charles Koch Foundation. Such a stance…
Academic Freedom in the Age of Political Correctness
The current consensus on academic freedom in higher education is crumbling and a new framework that more equitably represents all stakeholders – faculty, students, administrators, and society – is urgently…
Are Professors Going Too Fast?
I doubt that many people think of college professors as harried and overburdened to the point where they’re putting their very health at risk, but two Canadian English professors, Maggie…
Summer Reading Questions and What They Reveal About Faculty
After three decades in higher education as student and teacher, this year I begin a new role, as parent. My eldest daughter will attend a small liberal arts college in…
Welcome to Freshman Orientation, Now Meet Your Career Counselor!
Every semester during my thirteen years of teaching at a liberal arts college, several senior year students would approach me and ask if I “knew of any jobs out there.”…