Hunter R. Rawlings III, president of the Association of American Universities, says that ideologically motivated and corporate-minded trustees pose a great threat to public colleges. read more >

Executive Council of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation at the University of Oregon has voted to strike effective December 2 read more >

Union activity can lead to gains for adjuncts even when drives stall, fail or just loom. read more >

"It’s time to bring all of Tom together," the poet’s widow told the professor. "And I’m going to need your help." read more >

Bullying boomers into retirement won’t help the sad state of higher education in this country. read more >

Professor Ken Stedman and his team are the first to unlock the structure of a virus found in volcanic hot springs in Japan read more >

Job security was always one of their top issues read more >

Money — how it’s raised, how it’s budgeted and what it buys — has been the silent driver of education reform across this nation for more than a decade. read more >

The University of Oregon’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to rebuke the institution’s administration for planning for a threatened strike by graduate teaching assistants read more >

In several states, faculty members and administrators are at odds over strategic planning at institutions pinched by hard realities. read more >

A University of Oregon professor is leading a group of sexual violence experts who are urging dozens of university presidents to reject what they call a flawed nationalized survey... read more >

Portland State environmental science and management faculty members Robert Scheller and Melissa Lucash received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the effects of climate change and fire on the Klamath region of Oregon and California. read more >

Advocates for Federal Labor Protections and Accountability from Employers read more >

Oregon will receive the $50-million from Mr. Ballmer and his wife, Connie Ballmer, an alumna of the college, to tackle a variety of initiatives, including new professorships, scholarships, and a marketing campaign. read more >

AAUP is arguing that the financial rationale for the cuts and the changes is unsound. read more >

New Hire, summer term, and armed police force read more >

The second-largest gift ever will endow scholarships and help study obesity read more >

Colleges often rely on grants and donations to expand their curricula and hire faculty. However, students, professors and outside groups have begun to question what effect these contributions have on education. read more >

Avoid the maquiladora zone and protect quality education read more >

Colleges have long seen students as passive receivers of content. That view is changing, and it could portend an even more "radical" shift in teaching. read more >