As the chief academic officer, the provost plays the central role in the contemporary university or college. He or she leads the faculty and serves as their key representative to the administration while simultaneously acting as the administrations spokesperson to the academic faculty. How has this essential leadership position evolved over the ......
Contemporary discussion surrounding the role of the internet in society is dominated by words like: internet freedom, surveillance, cybersecurity, Edward Snowden and, most prolifically, cyber war. Behind the rhetoric of cyber war is an on-going state-centred battle for control of information resources. Shawn Powers and Michael Jablonski ......
It is difficult to imagine a college class today that does not include some online componentwhether a simple posting of a syllabus to course management software, the use of social media for communication, or a full-blown course offering through a MOOC platform. InTeaching Online, Claire Howell Major describes for college faculty the changes that ......
Intercollegiate athletics continue to bedevil American higher education. At once tied closely with their institutions, athletic programs often operate outside the traditional university governance structure while contributing significantly to a schools culture, identity, and financial outlook.Introduction to Intercollegiate Athletics, edited by ......
Intercollegiate athletics continue to bedevil American higher education. At once tied closely with their institutions, athletic programs often operate outside the traditional university governance structure while contributing significantly to a school's culture, identity, and financial outlook. Introduction to Intercollegiate Athletics, edited by ......
Americas research universities consistently dominate global rankings but may be entrenched in a model that no longer accomplishes their purposes. With their multiple roles of discovery, teaching, and public service, these institutions represent the gold standard in American higher education, but their evolution since the nineteenth century has ......
Since the election of Barack Obama to the US presidency in 2008, some people are under the illusion that we in America now live in a opost-racial society.o Author Rupert W. Nacoste knows all too well how far we are from that imagined utopia. As a professor of psychology and the campus oDiversity Doctor,o Dr. Nacoste counsels students on a regular ......
For the past century, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has developed standards for sound academic practice while working for the acceptance of these standards by the higher education community. The Association has long been viewed as the authoritative voice of the academic profession in this regard.The AAUP'sA Policy ......
Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age
Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has been a lightning rod for debates about knowledge and traditional authority. It has come under particular scrutiny from publishers of print encyclopedias and college professors, who are skeptical about whether a crowd-sourced encyclopedia most of whose entries are subject to potentially endless reviewing and ......
