Two Ph.D. candidates in the humanities chronicle their search for their first tenure-track jobs.

Joseph Hayse's legal quest has lasted longer than most people's careers in academe.

Too many academics have perfected the art of pouncing ruthlessly on a politically wounded colleague.

As universities around the world compete harder for students and professors, they look more closely at their place in the growing number of international rankings.

Advice for candidates on what hiring committees are searching for in a faculty member.

Colleges have been building smart classrooms for years. Now some of those once-high-tech rooms are starting to show their age.

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