J ennifer Wong-Ma had a tenure-track job in computer science more than a decade ago at Stony Brook University. But she found herself more interested in her teaching than in her research. A few years ...

Faced with budgetary challenges and uncertain enrollment patterns, colleges and universities are increasingly hiring contingent faculty to teach college courses. This report provides new evidence on ...

A few weeks ago (ok, almost three months now – HOW IS IT ALREADY JUNE), Michael Bérubé wrote “A New Model of Tenure” here at IHE, calling for a “teacher track” for more teaching-intensive positions.

In our recently published book, The Humanities, Higher Education, and Academic Freedom, we argue that the crisis in American academe has nothing to do with the intellectual content of research and ...

Dear Faculty Relations: I love to teach, and I know this is my primary responsibility as a teaching professor, but should I try to keep investing in my research agenda? —Research Active Teaching Prof ...

The Chronicle has a piece this week by Beckie Supiano exploring the possibilities of universities offering permanent and/or tenured “teaching track” faculty positions. The idea has been around for a ...

As demand for computer science education continues unabated, Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Computer Science is expanding its teaching-track faculty and diversifying its course offerings for ...

If you were worried that we’re running out of proposals to fix education by taking it out of the hands of educators, rest easy. Washington House Bill 1593 would establish alternative routes to ...

As part of the ongoing University growth initiative, Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Computer Science welcomes one clinical faculty member and two teaching-track faculty. “Our new colleagues ...