It's time to stop pretending that all faculty members should or realistically have the talents to divide their efforts similarly among teaching, research and service, writes Judith Shapiro.
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Essay calls on colleges to diversify the roles of faculty members
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November 3, 2014
Costume company's idea of a female Ph.D. derided as sexist and foolish by real female Ph.D.s.
November 29, 2010
Colorado appeals court rejects arguments from controversial fired professor -- and from those who see faculty rights in general endangered by his previous legal defeat.
December 30, 2009
Language professors call for all faculty members, including part-timers, to be eligible for tenure and to receive "a living wage." Association avoids vote on Ward Churchill.
July 8, 2009
Judge vacates jury's decision in his favor, and declines to tell U. of Colorado to give him his faculty job back, or to pay him anything. Churchill vows to appeal.
April 3, 2009
Jury finds that U. of Colorado was wrong to fire him, but awards smallest possible compensation. Judge will now decide whether to order him reinstated to his position.
July 1, 2008
Should we be worried about politics creeping into the classroom? Professor and columnist Stanley Fish enters the fray with a new book.
December 31, 2007
The Modern Language Association frequently helps out its critics with provocative session titles and left-leaning political stands offered by its members. At this year’s annual meeting, in Chicago, some MLA members have worried that the association was poised to take stances that would have sent David Horowitz’s fund raising through the roof with resolutions that appeared to be anti-Israel and pro-Ward Churchill.
July 25, 2007
University of Colorado regents vote 8-1 to dismiss controversial professor for research misconduct. He vows to sue.
May 30, 2007
His supporters say issues of principle are at stake. But Colorado's president derides those arguments as a "Paris Hilton defense."