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When Discrimination Attends Your Conference

Multiple discriminatory incidents have occurred or been reported in recent years at conferences, where panelists’ and attendees’ unscripted comments can cause controversy.

Instructor Rebuked for Giving Zero on Transgender Sports Paper

The University of Cincinnati reprimanded a faculty member after she gave a student a zero on an assignment for describing...
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‘Preaching’ in Biology Class?

St. Philip’s College, despite the name, is a public college. A professor who is also a pastor says the college fired him after it allegedly received complaints of “preaching” in class.

Arizona State Director Says She’s Fired for Kirk, Prager Event

the executive director of Arizona State University’s T. W. Lewis Center for Personal Development said she’s being fired next week...
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Houston Dean Accused of Racial, LGBTQ Harassment

Two preliminary investigation reports allege “microaggressions, slights, double entendre and boorish behavior.”

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A New Legal Strategy in Sexual Assault Cases

When the victim of a campus sexual assault faced a counterclaim by her alleged attacker, she sued him for “abuse of the Title IX process,” in what experts say is a new approach.

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Mayo Threatens Firing Professor for Interviews—and Idioms

A longtime faculty member at the medical school is being threatened with termination after interviews he gave to CNN and The New York Times.

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MathFest in Florida? Some LGBTQ+ Mathematicians Aren’t Going

The Mathematical Association of America is facing controversy for deciding to host its big annual conference in Tampa.