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The article presents information on the evaluation of courses by administrators at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill through classroom visits. The author looks at academic improprieties of college professor Julius E. Nyang'oro, the introduction of a computerized grading system, and teaching standards at UNC.

The article examines the reason the University of Florida requested their professors not to participate in lawsuits supporting mask mandates against Florida, following Governor Ron DeSantis' executive order that forbade mask mandates in schools as the Delta variant of Covid-19 tore through the state. Topics discussed include significance of the testimony of pediatrician and professor Jeffrey L. Goldhagen, and reaction of the professors to the denials.

Here's where the rubber meets the road: Not being able to access newly published scholarship may be a nuisance for California's faculty and students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest are at Emory University, which investigated the professors following a warning from the National Institutes of Health about foreign influence on American research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The scam relies on understanding scholarly workplace dynamics and exploiting the trove of information on college websites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new paper forecasts rising demand for "permanent supporting scientists," who may be "relegated to a series of short-term postdoctoral contracts or other forms of contingent academic work." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Campus officials have asked professors to consider declining to review articles for the publishing giant's journals, and to consider open-access journals instead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Professors are grappling with how to teach works by an academic star found responsible for harassment -- and by her broad network of supporters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines a case of academic fraud at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill in which professors' signatures were forged to alter grades and undergraduate students, many of whom were athletes, received credit for courses that never met. According to the school's investigation, the fraud was led by Julius E. Nyang'oro who acted as the chairman of the African- and Afro-American studies department. Nyang'oro's career at UNC is covered.

The article presents information on the winners of the 2013 U.S. Professor of the Year awards. The author looks at French professor Ann L. Williams of the Metropolitan State University of Denver, math professor Robert A. Chaney of Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, and physics professor Steven J. Pollock at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The article also discusses the impact that failure had on the professors' performance.