Back in the old days, a prospective academic author could submit a manuscript —sometimes even a barely reworked dissertation — and book editors would consider it for publication. Now, even if you’ve ...

Michigan Technological University follows process guidelines, which have been approved by the University Senate, for review and approval of new degree programs. The general Senate Proposal Approval ...

After a lengthy hiatus caused by other obligations, I am back with the third installment in my series of posts about how how to publish an academic book. In Part I, I summarized the criteria that can ...

Certificates are undergraduate or graduate academic plans that are typically interdisciplinary in nature. Certificates are formally approved by the CU Boulder through either the Dean and Vice Provost ...

This policy establishes a uniform and consistent practice for developing, documenting, recommending, adopting and revising academic policies for the Division of Academic Affairs (“Academic Affairs”) ...

States the rationale for the new proposed policy or change to existing policy. Also explains the history of the proposed policy, including policies superseded or modified and which stakeholders have ...

Proposals that are launched prior to March 31, 2026 and reach the relevant committee step by the agenda deadline (one week prior to the next meeting date) will be reviewed during the 2025-2026 Senate ...

Harvard’s graduate student union requested that the University guarantee academic freedom protections for graduate students’ teaching and research pursuits in a new contract proposal on Thursday, ...