Women

On Wednesday, the president of the University of Notre Dame issued a lengthy statement, arising out of a series of discussions with students and faculty members, about the nature of academic freedom at a Roman Catholic college.

Students draw on a host of factors to make a college decision, and they might not be in the order you think.

Biases beyond sex may be important factors for why female professors earn less, new study suggests.

With 2 players arrested, firestorm over Duke lacrosse party won't go away -- even without DNA evidence.

Northern Kentucky suspends professor photographed removing anti-abortion display on campus.

University finds that women's basketball coach -- long accused of anti-lesbian bias -- created "intimidating and offensive" environment.

Professor urges women in academe to stop “underselling themselves.”

National Academy of Sciences elects new members; number of female scientists at several-year low.

3 Harvard economists add historic context -- some of it surprising -- to the issue of dwindling male enrollments.

Faculty review of lacrosse squad finds no sexism, racism or poor academic performance -- but faults team and university over alcohol.