http://chronicle.com/section/Faculty/7/ News :: Faculty Wed, 23 May 2012 04:23:30 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131953/ http://chronicle.com/article/Supreme-Court-Is-Urged-to/131953/ In a brief filed on behalf of a student who is challenging the University of Texas' policy, lawyers say the justices could use the case to clarify or overrule the earlier decision.

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131928/ http://chronicle.com/article/Selected-New-Books-on-Higher/131928/ Sun, 20 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131926/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Professors-Death-Ripples/131926/ When a star professor at Emory University died, his department had to regroup as it mourned.

]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131876/ http://chronicle.com/article/PublishersGeorgia-State/131876/ The university called the decision significant "for all educational fair use." A plaintiff said the ruling, though flawed, was a step toward setting practical guidelines.

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131859/ http://chronicle.com/article/Long-Awaited-Ruling-in/131859/ The judge found violations in only five of 99 instances in which publishers said the university went beyond fair use in posting copyrighted materials online.

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 21:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131833/ http://chronicle.com/article/Artists-Debate-Whether-the/131833/ Some say it is inevitable that a new terminal degree will replace the master of fine arts. But will it be good for the field, and for the students who enroll?

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131845/ http://chronicle.com/article/Cultural-Studies-Journal-Gets/131845/ The new editors at "Public Culture" hope to reach beyond an academic audience.

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131850/ http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Business-Schools-Look-to/131850/ The tight academic job market has given some the incentive to explore faculty positions outside their disciplines.

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131854/ http://chronicle.com/article/Clemson-Seeks-to-Diminish-the/131854/ The university is considering a required seminar in which second-year students would focus on critical-thinking skills.

]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 04:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131839/ http://chronicle.com/article/North-Carolinas-Ban-on/131839/ Supporters and opponents of the measure disagree about how it will affect benefits for state employees, including those at public colleges.

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 21:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131836/ http://chronicle.com/article/Law-Professor-Paves-Way-for/131836/ If all goes according to plan, New York University’s law school will have a well-known visiting scholar this fall: Chen Guangcheng.

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 20:03:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131815/ http://chronicle.com/article/Law-Professor-Gives-Law/131815/ Professors are underworked and overpaid, and the schools are an increasingly poor career choice for students, writes Brian Tamanaha in a forthcoming book.

]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131810/ http://chronicle.com/article/By-the-Numbers-Academics/131810/ Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:01 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131775/ http://chronicle.com/article/Climate-Change-Research-Heats/131775/ In 1987, almost no one was writing about climate change. Use The Chronicle's interactive tool to see how quickly the field blossomed—and where it stands now.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131780/ http://chronicle.com/article/Social-Scientists-Seek-Ways/131780/ Eighty-three percent of Americans believe the world's temperature is rising. Now researchers are studying why no one wants to talk about it.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131784/ http://chronicle.com/article/State-Climatologists-Caught-in/131784/ The academics—who are also college faculty members—have lost their jobs over markedly different stances on global warming.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131793/ http://chronicle.com/article/Climate-Scientists-Meet-the/131793/ Five researchers react differently to the global-warming debate, and they explain why.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131791/ http://chronicle.com/article/Politics-Aside-Climate/131791/ Most scientists agree that it's getting hotter. But if you want to know why, and how, and what's going to happen next, the answers aren't as easy.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131804/ http://chronicle.com/article/What-to-Do-About-Climate/131804/ Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131800/ http://chronicle.com/article/After-Fanfare-Colleges-Try-to/131800/ The American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment is in the "slog" phase as signatories work on cutting emissions and using less energy.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131782/ http://chronicle.com/article/4-Academics-on-Food-Stamps/131782/ People with advanced degrees, from Texas to Chicago to Vermont, talk about what it's like to have to live on federal aid.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131805/ http://chronicle.com/article/Video-Now-That-Im-Relevant/131805/ Tony Yang, a history lecturer at two California universities, describes the psychological toll of having a doctorate but no steady source of income.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131795/ http://chronicle.com/article/From-Graduate-School-to/131795/ Many people with master's degrees and Ph.D.'s are surviving on government assistance, and their numbers are rising fast.

]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131778/ http://chronicle.com/article/Clashes-Over-Israeli-Policies/131778/ A boycott-Israel movement is a point of controversy on at least four campuses. Some groups see evidence of bias. Others see an attempt to squelch debate.

]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 04:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131745/ http://chronicle.com/article/Faculty-Senate-Is-Besieged/131745/ The senate at Fort Valley State approved a no-confidence motion in the president. A day later, administrators summoned the full faculty to impeach the senate.

]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131652/ http://chronicle.com/article/Proposed-Louisiana-Laws-Could/131652/ The controversial plans would call for professors at public colleges to work longer to get full retirement benefits and to pay more toward their pensions.

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