Articles for University Faculty

UGC rules on faculty, V-C appointments: Can subjective criteria be quantified?
2 days, 21 hours ago

UGC rules on faculty, V-C appointments: Can subjective criteria be quantified?

The Hindu  

The recent draft University Grants Commission regulations on appointment and promotion of faculty and staff including vice-chancellors stress flexible criteria. The UGC Chairman M Jagadeesh Kumar has stated that the 2025 regulations aim to transform how faculty members are recruited and promoted in Indian Higher Education Institutions by introducing changes that enhance flexibility, inclusivity and excellence in faculty recruitment and …

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Faculty Protests New Protest Rules, Sparking Outcry on Campus
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Faculty Protests New Protest Rules, Sparking Outcry on Campus

Associated Press  

Faculty members are taking up the cause of student protests, speaking out against new restrictions on protests and demonstrations. This semester, some of the most visible demonstrations have involved professors speaking up for the right to protest themselves. The new rules threaten freedom of speech and the freedom to think, both central to university life.

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Campus play celebrates life of maritime professor
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Campus play celebrates life of maritime professor

China Daily  

The Ocean University of China faculty and students debut the first original campus play on Sept 10. In Wen's later years, he persisted tirelessly, dedicating all his efforts to nurturing outstanding talents for the nation, much like an enduring lighthouse guiding future generations. Wen's scientific achievements are beyond ordinary reach, while his personal strength is akin to sunlight and air, …

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Tribal varsity faculty will undergo training in top institutions, says V-C
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tribal varsity faculty will undergo training in top institutions, says V-C

The Hindu  

The Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh Vice-Chancellor T.V. Kattimani on July 25 said that the university had been focusing on upgrading of skills of the faculty members by sending them to reputed institutions such as the Indian Institute of Management-Mumbai. He said that four faculty members who were teaching for MBA and BBA courses would get the special training …

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Mumbai University Faculty Recruitment 2024: Application Process Underway For 152 Posts, Apply Online On muappointment.mu.ac.in
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai University Faculty Recruitment 2024: Application Process Underway For 152 Posts, Apply Online On muappointment.mu.ac.in

ABP News  

Mumbai University Faculty Recruitment 2024: The University of Mumbai has invited applications for their recruitment drive. This recruitment drive aims to fill a total of 152 positions in Mumbai University. Mumbai University Faculty Recruitment 2024 : Vacancy Details Candidates can check the Mumbai University faculty recruitment 2024 vacancy details below: Deans of Faculties: 4 positions Professor: 21 positions Associate Professors/ …

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University of the Arts abruptly announces June 7 closure, vows to help students transfer
7 months, 1 week ago

University of the Arts abruptly announces June 7 closure, vows to help students transfer

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The University of the Arts, an institution with roots more than a century and a half old in Philadelphia, has abruptly announced it will close in a week, citing declining enrollment and revenues as well as increasing expenses. University president Kerry Walk and the chair of the board of trustees, Judson Aaron, announced the June 7 closure in …

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Mapping pro-Palestine college campus protests around the world
8 months, 1 week ago

Mapping pro-Palestine college campus protests around the world

Al Jazeera  

From the US to Australia, students are calling for their universities to divest and sever ties with Israel. Columbia University in New York, one of the most prestigious universities in the US, emerged as the centre for student activism since Israel’s war on Gaza began more than six months ago with protests both in support of the war and against …

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Columbia’s president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Columbia’s president rebuts claims she has allowed the university to become a hotbed of antisemitism

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Columbia University’s president took a firm stance against antisemitism in a congressional hearing on Wednesday, but she faced bruising criticism from Republicans who say her actions haven’t supported her words, especially when it comes to disciplining faculty and students accused of bias. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., speaks with protesters outside of the conference room during the House …

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Harvard faculty rallies to the aid of university president criticized for remarks on antisemitism
1 year ago

Harvard faculty rallies to the aid of university president criticized for remarks on antisemitism

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Harvard faculty members are urging the Ivy League university to keep its president, Claudine Gay, in command as she faces calls from some lawmakers and donors to step down over comments at a congressional hearing on antisemitism. A petition signed by more than 600 faculty members asks the school’s governing body to resist political pressures “that …

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Anna varsity exam fee hike not applicable this semester: Ponmudy
1 year, 1 month ago

Anna varsity exam fee hike not applicable this semester: Ponmudy

The Hindu  

The exam fee hike for Anna University students will not apply to the current semester, Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy said on Friday. The Minister said the university would not hike the fee for the current semester, however. However, the exam fee will not be raised this semester, and students will pay the same fee that they have been remitting …

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West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty
1 year, 3 months ago

West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite shouts of “stop the cuts” from students, West Virginia University’s board voted Friday to make wide-ranging reductions to academic programs and faculty positions as it grapples with a $45 million budget shortfall. Students chanting slogans and holding signs, including one that read, “This isn’t the WVU that I fell in love with,” briefly interrupted Friday’s meeting …

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Jadavpur varsity students protest against new V-C over ragging rules
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur varsity students protest against new V-C over ragging rules

India Today  

Jadavpur University remained tense on Tuesday after a section of the students staged protests against officiating Vice Chancellor Buddhadeb Sau demanding that the institute accommodate views of "all stakeholders" while taking any decision about ways to stop ragging on the campus. When the vice-chancellor was leaving administrative building Aurobindo Bhavan on Monday, students of the SFI-controlled Arts Faculty Students' Union …

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Texas Senate approves bill that would ban diversity programs in public universities
1 year, 8 months ago

Texas Senate approves bill that would ban diversity programs in public universities

Raw Story  

April 19, 2023 "Texas Senate approves bill that would ban diversity programs in public universities" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. After hours of contentious debate, the Texas Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would largely restrict …

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FLAME University launches interdisciplinary Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programme
2 years, 1 month ago

FLAME University launches interdisciplinary Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programme

Hindustan Times  

FLAME University on Tuesday announced that it has introduced a Bachelor of Design programme. FLAME University launches interdisciplinary Bachelor of Design programme The programme has been designed based on insights offered by over 50 global design experts, the university said in a press statement. “The B.Des program will be taught by a talented pool of full-time faculty experts with academic …

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Opinion: What Columbia’s college ranking debacle reveals
2 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: What Columbia’s college ranking debacle reveals

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David M. Perry is a journalist, historian and co-author of “The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.” He is a senior academic adviser in the history department of the University of Minnesota. CNN — According to folklore, the con man and riverboat gambler Canada Bill Jones was playing cards in Cairo, Illinois, one day, when a …

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Cornell University Signs Agreement With O.P. Jindal Global University To Build Global Hub In India
2 years, 4 months ago

Cornell University Signs Agreement With O.P. Jindal Global University To Build Global Hub In India

Live Law  

World class Ivy League Institute, Cornell University, U.S.A and Institution of Eminence, O.P. Jindal Global University, "JGU and Cornell have been working closely through its existing meaningful cooperation in the field of Law for over a decade benefitting students and faculty members through unique and valuable international programmes and intellectual engagements including dual degree programmes, student exchanges, joint research, joint …

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DU is Hiring Guest Faculty for Teaching Centres at NCWEB
3 years ago

DU is Hiring Guest Faculty for Teaching Centres at NCWEB

News 18  

Delhi University ’s Non Collegiate Women’s Education Board has invited online applications of eligible candidates as guest faculty across 26 undergraduate and 1 postgraduate teaching centres for the academic session 2021-22. DU NCWEB Guest Faculty Recruitment: How to Apply Step 1. Click on the DU NCWEB guest faculty recruitment link Step 4. Click on the apply for DU NCWEB guest …

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Over 100 Final Year Students From Faculty Of Law, DU Write Counter Representation To BCI To Continue With Open Book Examination Instead Of Assignment Based Evaluation
3 years, 7 months ago

Over 100 Final Year Students From Faculty Of Law, DU Write Counter Representation To BCI To Continue With Open Book Examination Instead Of Assignment Based Evaluation

Live Law  

Over 100 final year students from Faculty of Law, Delhi University have written a counter representation to the Bar Council of India requesting it to continue with the open book examination for the pending intermediate exams instead of adopting the Assignment Based Evaluation.The move comes after the representation made by over 300 similar final year law students who had written …

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Pressure mounts on UNC in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure dispute
3 years, 7 months ago

Pressure mounts on UNC in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure dispute

Associated Press  

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The pressure on trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to grant tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones continued to mount Friday as a major funding partner joined the call to change her status and a sought-after chemistry professor decided not to join the faculty over the dispute. A letter signed by professional athletes, …

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Over 300 Final-Year Faculty Of Law, DU Students Write To BCI To Direct DU To Adopt Assignment-Based Evaluation For Exams
3 years, 7 months ago

Over 300 Final-Year Faculty Of Law, DU Students Write To BCI To Direct DU To Adopt Assignment-Based Evaluation For Exams

Live Law  

Over 300 final year LL.B students of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi have sent a representation to the Bar Council of India requesting for the cancellation of their pending intermediate exams and to direct the University to adopt an Assignment Based Evaluation instead. The representation states that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on …

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Guest Faculty (Law) Vacancy At Sardar Patel University Of Police Security & Criminal Justice, Jodhpur
4 years, 4 months ago

Guest Faculty (Law) Vacancy At Sardar Patel University Of Police Security & Criminal Justice, Jodhpur

Live Law  

Sardar Patel University of Police Security & Criminal Justice, Jodhpur invites application for the Post of Guest Faculty under the Law stream. Note: The candidates, who are admitted / awarded the Ph.D. degree prior to 11 th July 2009 or have been awarded a Ph.D. degree, in accordance with the University Grants Commission Minimum Standards and procedure for award of …

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Jindal Global Law School's World-Class Faculty & Industry Experts Present the LL.M. In Corporate & Financial Law, Powered By upGrad
4 years, 5 months ago

Jindal Global Law School's World-Class Faculty & Industry Experts Present the LL.M. In Corporate & Financial Law, Powered By upGrad

Live Law  

When we imagine the world of law, typically the images conjured are that of the forever debating personnel in black coats and the mountains of files gathering dust on shelves. in Corporate and Financial Law, powered by upGrad, India's largest online higher education company. in Corporate & FinancialLaw Program Why Choose Jindal Global Law School's LL.M. Train Under the Moghuls …

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Pondicherry University Recruitment 2019: 1 post open for guest faculty, see how to apply
5 years, 3 months ago

Pondicherry University Recruitment 2019: 1 post open for guest faculty, see how to apply

India Today  

Pondicherry University is looking for applications to hire for the post of Guest Faculty Posts. Pondicherry University Recruitment 2019: Important Date Candidates who want to apply for the job can apply for the post by appearing on the Walk in Interview on September 25, 2019. Pondicherry University Recruitment 2019: How to Apply The eligible candidates can appear for walk-in interview …

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