Past Coverage

• Federal Judge Rules College Must Reinstate Foul-Mouthed Professor - September 10, 1999
• Dressed Down - May 30, 2003
• Indiana U. at South Bend Fires a Professor for Retaliating Against a Student - May 25, 2001
• Ex-Professor Pleads Guilty to Charges in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Colleague - December 20, 2007
• U. of California Law Dean Resigns Following Harassment Complaint - December 13, 2002

Commentary

• Cases in Point: Intellectual-Property Agreements: Are You Managing Your Rights?

  In view of recent federal-court decisions, three lawyers urge colleges to carefully review two common methods of licensing the inventions of their faculty members.

• The City Where Diploma Dreams Go to Die

  Systemic high-school performance failure has elicited much hand-wringing. But there should be equal anguish, writes Kevin Carey, over breakdowns at the college level.

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  Why Liberal Arts Need Career Services

  Creative teaching and cooperation can bridge the gap between the two fields, writes Katharine S. Brooks.

Campus Viewpoint

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From humble beginnings in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning, to a bustling 5,000-acre campus with 46,000-plus students and a nationally recognized faculty, Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities...