by Skye Kopfgeschlagen Freelance Writer With the rampant use of cell phones on Harmony University’s campus following the institution’s texting-as-class-participation pilot program, Twitter has become a popular way for faculty and staff to complain about the students with immediate gratification by “Tweeting” their frustrations. One Tweet from a user called “@ProfHarmU” stated, “The little bombastic [...]

by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer A new Web browser conceived from a comic-book movie and created by graduate students at Chesecracer University in Colorado may hold the key to reducing incidences of depression and feelings of inferiority among high-level faculty members at institutions around the world. The “Browser in the Round” project, also known as [...]

by Brody Truce Staff Writer Nationwide, colleges struggle with engaging faculty in Faculty Senate, the decision-making body on all academic matters at most higher education institutions. Faculty at Whitmore College are no exception. “Attendance has been abysmal for years,” explained Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Henry Forney, who also serves as Dean of the college’s Department [...]

Theo McClellon, Dean of Students at Michigan Southern University, was terminated from his position this week, just a month after receiving Tech U Magazine’s “Twitterer of the Year” award. “We were shocked,” said one of McClellon’s staff member, who asked to remain anonymous. “We’re all scared for our jobs now because we thought he was [...]

After decades of failed attempts to change faculty members’ negative impressions of fraternities, the male Greeks are still convinced that wearing wrinkled dress shirts and ties to class once a week will ultimately change opinions. “Our big brothers told us that it’s important to instill a positive image with faculty,” said one pledge of Pi [...]

In a stunning move, Lime County College, CA voted to abandon a 125-year tradition of tenure in order to implement a new system that involves granting professors a stack of Get-Out-of-Jail-Free cards. “We found traditional tenure practices tiresome,” said faculty chair Moses Stanley. “If I have to read another thick stack of portfolio materials, I [...]

Graduate students at the Galveston Institute of Technology (GIT) are close to completing a helpful new iPhone app for tenured professors who prefer not to interface meaningfully with students. Projected for release next month: Paper Grading Postponer Hate the tedious task of grading papers? No problem. Just enable this app and your calendar will automatically [...]

We can always count on Creative Literature prof Amanda Loralei to pull out her dusty, mildewed Leprechaun costume to celebrate her favorite holiday and her favorite college football team. Your freshman year, it’s kind of cool. By senior seminar, you can’t quite look her in the eye. Go Irish!

Graduate students at the Galveston Institute of Technology (GIT) are close to completing a helpful new iPhone app for tenured professors who prefer not to interface with students. Projected for release next month: Office Hour Randomizer If you’re known to blow off your office hours, and a student catches you, just push a button, and [...]

Students at Smoky Mountain College have reported that Professor MacKlenner is a little too emo for her own good lately. “It started with her telling stories about her divorce during class,” said junior Walter Ahnor, a student in Professor MacKlennor’s History of the Novel seminar. “Now she wants to be Facebook friends so we have [...]