Faculty

College professors face the highest exposure to AI tools, study finds

Academics from Princeton, NYU, and UPenn found that of the 20 occupations most exposed to AI language modeling capabilities, 14 of them were postsecondary teachers.

The new Red Scare: Faculty is likely to censor speech more than ever

FIRE's recent report of almost 1,500 discovers faculty are more likely to self-censor their academic publications more than social scientists feared writing something controversial in the 1950s.

ChatGPT a cheating tool? These educators think you’re looking at it wrong

Alex Lawrence is one of academia's earliest adopters of the controversial tool in the classroom, and, thanks to it, he has witnessed a sizable elevation in student comprehension of class curriculum at a very early stage of the spring semester.

Strikes and unions: Graduate students marshal their forces nationwide

Livable wages, health benefits, and job security name just a few reasons students are incentivized to join a union, but when schools can't meet their demands, clashes emerge in the form of strikes. 

”We cannot out-hire this need”: College counselors are at their limit

As student mental health concerns intensify, high demand is beginning to affect the staff trained to help them, a new report shows.

In terms of scholarly contribution, which universities top the list?

Although U.S. News recently released its rankings for the Best Global Universities, this list from Research.com is unique in that its main focus is to measure the impact and contributions of researchers from higher ed institutions worldwide.

How this interim dean is reigniting his college’s community

Since the pandemic, Dr. Kenneth Carter noticed a sense of burnout from his students and faculty. Using student-inspired principles, he is leading the charge at the University of Oxford of Emory to create a sense of belonging and identity for all.

DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE’ law draws concern from university faculty

Under the policy, tenured faculty members would be subject to review every five years based on several factors, most notably their cooperation with the law which aims to keep colleges from "indoctrinating" students with divisive concepts such as race and white privilege. Those who receive poor reviews could face termination.

UF faculty leaders vote ‘no confidence’ in new president Ben Sasse

The flagship university's Board of Trustees is expected to officially hire the Nebraska senator on Tuesday amid an additional controversy over protests.

Are Gen Z’s complaints about college workload warranted, or are they just ‘entitled’?

At present, there are hundreds of different petitions on the website Change.org that call for the removal of professors at colleges and universities across...

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