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WVU Faculty to Consider Vote of No Confidence in Gee

West Virginia University faculty members will vote next week on resolutions to express no confidence in President Gordon Gee and...
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‘Constitutional Crisis’ at Trinity?

A dispute at the Connecticut college over two deans’ behavior has administrators and professors at loggerheads regarding the limits of the faculty’s investigative authority.

West Virginia University's main campus in Morgantown

West Virginia’s Unprecedented Proposed Cuts Become Clear

The flagship university is recommending eliminating 9 percent of its majors, all the foreign language programs and 7 percent of full-time faculty members.

A photo illustration of Kathy Banks and text messages exchanged with a university official

The Slow, Then Sudden Downfall of a University Leader

The dishonesty of Kathy Banks related to a failed hire ultimately ended her presidency at Texas A&M. But tensions over her leadership had simmered for nearly two years.

Rows of green stadium bleacher seats, suggesting "cheap" or "nosebleed" seats.

The View From the Cheap Seats

It’s easy to shout from high in the bleachers, harder to play with the team: faculty need to be better prepared to participate meaningfully in shared governance, Rachel Toor writes.

A photo of Les Wong, wearing purple academic regalia, speaking at a college event

Controversy Mars Connecticut College Hire

Connecticut College hired a trustee as interim president after a search led by another trustee’s firm. Now faculty are raising concerns about the opaque process.

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UNC ‘Civic Life’ Center Progressing, Over Faculty Objections

Chapel Hill faculty members were caught off guard in January by what sounded like the return of a proposed conservative campus center. They objected, but the university is moving forward.

Judge Upholds Canisius Layoffs; Tenured Professors Appeal

A judge has upheld Canisius College’s layoffs of four tenured professors, who sued in response. “Plaintiffs question defendant’s assertion that...