McCann, a Portland Community College psychology professor, is a local trainer for the Heroic Imagination Project, an international effort whose purpose, according to its founder, is “seeding the earth with heroes.” read more >

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law that sharply limits the collective-bargaining rights of employees at public colleges and other state agencies. read more >

A bill that would require colleges to report more data about faculty who work off the tenure track may not win approval this session, but it’s raising hopes. read more >

Oregon Health and Science University on Monday announced an anonymous $100 million gift. read more >

New book argues that shared governance is under threat, along with future of American higher education, and professors must take up the fight. read more >

Virtually gone are the days when a majority of professors were full-time and tenured (or at least tenure-eligible), which gave students a remarkable amount of stability, educational continuity and mentorship opportunities. Nowadays, such professors are the minority of college educators. read more >

Now more than ever, people employed in higher education face the forces of change read more >

Customers adore Amazon for its ability to deliver almost anything almost instantly. Publishers’ feelings about the online retail giant are a lot more complicated. read more >

AAUP urges universities to terminate or renegotiate contracts for Chinese-government funded centers of language and culture. With about 90 Confucius Institutes established in U.S., will it have an impact? read more >

Days after the Service Employees International Union loses a vote at the University of Saint Thomas, it wins one at Antioch University Seattle. read more >

It is ironic, says Bill Gates, that academic institutions are so good at studying the world around them but not themselves. read more >

SEIU's drive to organize adjuncts seemed to be picking up steam. Why has it faltered in the Twin Cities? read more >

There is possibly no issue more dear to state workers than the Public Employees Retirement System. read more >

Part-time faculty members at the University of Saint Thomas voted against forming a union. read more >

Now that gay marriage is recognized in their state, faculty members and other employees within the University of Minnesota system with same-sex partners no longer need access to domestic partner benefits. Right? read more >

Michigan colleges are assigning the hiring and payment of adjuncts to a third-party company. Administrators say it's a win-win, but adjunct advocates say it's a worrisome trend. read more >

A federal appeals court has granted a new trial to a University of Iowa scholar who accused the institution of discriminating against her because of her conservative views, The Des Moines Register reported. read more >

The AAUP Collective Bargaining Team will be continuing bargaining on salaries and implementation of the New ranks read more >

Catherine Dyck, current vice chancellor of Finance & Administration for OUS, was appointed as acting chancellor and chief financial officer by a unanimous vote. read more >

More than 500 adjunct professors and their advocates have signed a petition calling for the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate their working conditions. read more >