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Chemistry World
May 31, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
Texas universities' spending under scrutiny A push to root out 'waste' at public universities in Texas using quantitative metrics - including research grants - to assess faculty performance is making its way across the state. But academics are warning that this could make recruiting staff at these universities much more difficult.   |
Chemistry World
December 14, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
US urged to rethink chemistry graduate education US chemistry graduate education needs an overhaul to address a possible glut of chemistry PhDs and other obstacles, according to a new report released by the American Chemical Society. |
Geotimes
May 2004
Holmes & O'Connell |
What Does It Take to Get Tenure? Data from the National Science Foundation and the American Geological Institute indicate that women geoscientists remain underrepresented at all levels in academia. |
Information Today
March 18, 2013 |
Reprints Desk Launches Document Delivery Service for Academic Institutions Reprints Desk, Inc.announced the launch of A-Z Academic Document Delivery Collection, a new single-article document delivery retrieval service for academic libraries that provide literature acquisition services to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students. |
Job Journal
November 9, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Postsecondary Teachers College-level instructors enjoy a class of students more eager to learn. |
Chemistry World
September 30, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Greek universities struggle in face of job cuts The mood of many teachers and researchers at Greek universities has plumbed new depths of despair in the wake of layoffs of administrative staff members that have triggered strikes and closures at several universities. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Chemistry departments running in the red in the UK UK university chemistry departments' finances are well into the red, according to a recent report on university balance sheets. |
Information Today
September 3, 2015 |
Gale Announces Academic Library Survey Results The survey on academic libraries shows that closer collaboration between librarians and faculty members is necessary for improved communication between the two groups. |
CAUSE/EFFECT
Vol 22 Num 2 1999
Dorothy A. Frayer |
Creating a Campus Culture to Support a Teaching and Learning Revolution How can a college or university best support the faculty in the process of rethinking courses and curricula to unleash the truly revolutionary potential for technology to enhance learning?... |
Information Today
July 2, 2015 |
NSF Provides Funds for Engineering and Computer Science Departments The National Science Foundation is working to help universities prepare their future engineers and computer scientists. |
Chemistry World
May 19, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Could rising graduate debt hit science hard? The Russell Group, which represents the UK's elite universities, has suggested that students should pay more towards the cost of university degrees. But increases in graduate debt could have unwelcome repercussions for scientific research and graduates with science degrees. |
Chemistry World
June 9, 2010 |
Chemistry at Sussex under threat again The department, which topped The Guardian's 2010 university league table for chemistry, is set to lose some 40 per cent of its faculty, according to Phil Parsons, head of organic chemistry at Sussex. |
Science News
February 28, 2009
David Spergel |
Nation Needs Recovery Plan For Science Faculty Jobs Even if the economy were to recover over the next one to two years, the academic job market for the next few years is likely to be bleak. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2009
Nina Notman |
UK launches materials chemistry brokering service A multi-million pound center acting as a one-stop-shop for firms looking to contract out their materials chemistry research has officially opened in the north of England. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011 |
Time to Teach for Postdocs Teaching experience is vital for postdocs. |
Chemistry World
January 23, 2013
Paula Stephan |
Too many scientists? It may be hard to believe, but once there was a time when scientists (young and old), policy wonks and those in government worried about a shortage of trained individuals to conduct research. |
Information Today
April 29, 2013
Barbie E. Keiser |
Survey on U.S. Faculty Use of Scholarly Resources -- and the Academic Library The results provide "libraries, learned societies, and academic publishers with insight into the evolving attitudes and practices of faculty members in the context of substantial environmental change for higher education." |
CAUSE/EFFECT
Vol 22 Num 2 1999
Paul J. Kobulnicky |
Critical Factors in Information Technology Planning for the Academy ...The analysis in this article is derived from an academic information technology planning process undertaken at the University of Connecticut.... |
D-Lib
October 2003
Marcum & George |
Who Uses What? Report on a national survey of information users in colleges and universities |
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Richard Schmalensee |
Where's The "B" In B-Schools? Many business schools are seeking to make research and teaching more valuable to practicing managers. This is easier said than done. |
Geotimes
July 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Capitol Loss The only department offering graduate degrees in geology in the District of Columbia is closing its doors at the end of the academic year. |
Chemistry World
August 21, 2006
Killugudi Jayaraman |
Indian Research Institutes Face Tough Times A growing crisis in academic recruitment at the Indian Institutes of Technology is threatening to disrupt teaching and research, and could put international collaborations in jeopardy. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2004
Peg Pankowski |
Faculty Training for Online Teaching Experts agree that faculty need training to teach online, yet a survey of faculty who teach undergraduate mathematics courses online indicates that most faculty at two-year colleges are still not receiving adequate training. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2011
Cathy Shufro |
Richard Losick: Extolling the Teacher-Scientist Universities should encourage creative teaching, says Losick, just as they reward outstanding research. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
Jennifer Merritt |
Is There A Doctor In The B-School? Universities are searching for ways to generate more business PhDs |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2001
Julie Cagle & Steven Hornik |
Faculty Development and Educational Technology In the summer of 1998, Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, began its first of three summer workshops promoting the use of instructional technology to enhance student learning in the Williams College of Business... |
Geotimes
July 2007
Cathryn Manduca |
On the Cutting Edge of Teaching About Early Earth The recent "On the Cutting Edge" workshop brought together experts in early Earth research and undergraduate geoscience education. They developed a variety of ideas to incorporate into the teaching of this challenging subject. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2003
Edwina Spodark |
Five Obstacles to Technology Integration at a Small Liberal Arts University An "enabling environment" is a precondition to institutional change. These environments include: universal student access, reliable networks, multiple opportunities for training and consulting, and "a faculty ethos which values experimentation and toleration of falters." |
Chemistry World
January 2012 |
A new year and a new dawn As the International Year of Chemistry drew to a close last year, we were delighted to see the future of chemistry in the UK being bolstered with two universities planning to reopen their chemistry departments |
D-Lib
Sep/Oct 2015
Mary Wu |
The Future of Institutional Repositories at Small Academic Institutions: Analysis and Insights While all institutional repositories have experienced the same obstacles relating to a lack of faculty participation, those at small universities face unique challenges. |
Information Today
February 19, 2008 |
Harvard Faculty Adopts Open Access Requirement The Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) voted to give the university a worldwide license to make each faculty member's scholarly articles available for free online. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2005
Steven Marx |
Improving Faculty Use of Technology in a Small Campus Community This article focuses on a program designed to improve how faculty use technology at a small branch campus of a major state university. |
D-Lib
May 2005 |
Influencing User Behavior through Digital Library Design: An Example from the Geosciences A look at how the portal of a digital library can be designed to influence the behavior of its users. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2011
Leila Sattary |
Higher education cuts hit home Universities in England will lose 940 million in funding in the next financial year with severe cuts to capital budgets and teaching. |
Chemistry World
July 10, 2015
Maria Burke |
Tuition fees set to rise in wake of UK budget Universities offering 'high teaching quality' will be able to increase their tuition fees in line with inflation from 2017 -- 18, UK chancellor George Osborne announced in his summer budget. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2012
Cori Vanchieri. |
Susan Singer: A Magical Moment The time to entice students to be STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers is during the first years of college, says Susan Singer, a professor of natural sciences at Carleton College. |
Chemistry World
October 29, 2013
Patrick Walter |
GSK forms Brazilian sustainable chemistry venture GlaxoSmithKline has partnered with a Brazilian research organization to create a center to tackle the environmental impact of discovering and making drugs. |
CAUSE/EFFECT
Vol 22 Num 4 1999
Shannon Burgert |
Campus Profile: Seton Hall University Seton Hall's commitment to technology is backed by universitywide support and a rigorous strategic plan, and its efforts have gained the institution national attention, including recognition through the 1999 EDUCAUSE Award for Excellence in Campus Networking... |
InternetNews
July 17, 2007
Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft Reveals Research Roadmap Microsoft's basic research division hosts its eighth annual faculty summit. |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2006 |
Thriving Chemistry Department Faces Closure Anger surrounded the announcement that from October 2007 the chemistry department at Sussex University, UK, will make way for a department of chemical biology. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2004
Gary W. Kidney |
When the Cows Come Home: A Proven Path of Professional Development for Faculty Pursuing E-Learning As higher education continues the rush to embrace technology-delivered learning opportunities, one imperative is to find ways to prepare faculty for what life will be like on the other side of the transformation. |
Chemistry World
May 2006
Lee Higham |
Comment: A Case of Job Dissatisfaction A chemistry degree ought to prepare its graduates for a range of disciplines, such as finance or industry. Some students who choose the subject don't wish to work in those environments though; they are motivated by an academic path. |
Chemistry World
October 2010 |
A renaissance in school chemistry John Holman, former director of the UK's National Science Learning Centre, is optimistic about the current state of chemistry education. But important caveats remain |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Selling Out: Are Universities Turning into Corporate Enclaves? Derek Bok's new book, Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education, sets the record straight, explaining how, during the last 25 years, universities' commercial investments have grown at a tremendous pace. |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2015 |
The postdoc problem: too many, or the wrong kind? Are concerns about postdoc proliferation valid? Maybe we just need to make their training more diverse, suggests Keith Micoli |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 18, 2006
Roger Thompson |
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light Harvard Business School Dean Jay Light discusses the opportunities brought by globalism, challenges in recruiting and developing faculty, and program innovation needed to meet the needs of 21st-century business leaders. |
Searcher
September 2002
Marylaine Block |
Doing it Right How some universities encourage the creation of prime research web sites |
Searcher
Jul/Aug 2009
Nancy K. Herther |
Grantsmanship: Information Resources to Help Researchers Get Funding There are actually many different types of support available to researchers |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2011 |
Summer Institute Expands to New Sites The expanded Summer Institute will continue to use the National Academy of Sciences' Bio2010 report as a touchstone. The report concluded that biology faculty needed to learn the science behind successful teaching. |
D-Lib
November 2002
Richard K. Johnson |
Institutional Repositories Partnering with faculty to enhance scholarly communication using digital collections that capture and preserve the intellectual output of a single or multi-university community. |
