Too Much Self-Citation?

Too Much Self-Citation? - By Paul Jump for Times Higher Education, February 26, 2015, Inside Higher Education  

A senior psychology professor has strongly denied any wrongdoing after a blog highlighted what it claimed was his high self-citation rate in papers published in journals he edited.

Will Professors Teach Differently in 10 Years?

Will Professors Teach Differently in 10 Years? - February 24, 2015 By Marcelo Knobel

Unfortunately, my guess is that the answer to this question is a sound “NO”. Despite continuous claims of a revolution in classroom teaching strategies, the advent of massive on-line open courses, and the huge expansion in the use of technological devices (cell phone, computers, tablets, etc), in most higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world traditional lecturing endures. It will probably continue this way for many years to come, because to do otherwise requires a change of paradigm for hundreds of thousands of instructors, HEIs tradition and culture, and every aspect of institutional operation (research grants, hiring and promotion processes, etc).

The Ethics of Authorship: Is Ghostwriting Plagiarism?

The Ethics of Authorship: Is Ghostwriting Plagiarism? - February 23, 2015 - Jane Robbins  Inside HE


Analysis and advice on questions and issues of individual ethics and institutional integrity, from Jane Robbins.

Faculty layoffs at Mailman are bellwether for academic corporatization

Faculty layoffs at Mailman are bellwether for academic corporatization - Seth Prins March 23, 2014 Columbia Daily Spectator

Grant Quota to Be Paid - Colleen Flaherty March 10, 2014 Inside Higher Ed
You study homelessness, or female sexuality, and are considered a leader in your field. You aren't tenure-track but you've been a star teacher at your institution -- one of the nation's wealthiest -- for many years. Should you lose your job for failing to raise 80 percent of your salary in outside grants?