A forthcoming report of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching outlines four principles for evaluating college faculty work: (1) focus should be on the scholar's professional characteristics; (2) academe must have agreed-upon standards; (3) evidence of research, teaching, and service should be broad, rich, and varied; and (4)…

The Texas legislature is pursuing a bill requiring regular post-tenure performance reviews for college faculty, intended to weed out lazy or incompetent professors. Many faculty express concern about the bureaucratic aspects of such a move, and about its effectiveness. Some observers find currently-required annual reviews for pay raises to be…