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Oregon State President Out
F. King Alexander offered his resignation days after Oregon State's board opted not to terminate him. Since then, the board chair at his former employer, Louisiana State, disputed several of his claims about handling sexual misconduct there.
Oregon State President on Probation
F. King Alexander will be on probation through June after a report detailed mishandling of sexual assault allegations at LSU, where he was president from 2013 to 2019.
Being LGBTQ+ on a Christian Campus
New survey reached students attending colleges with policies that restrict students from exploring their LGBTQ+ identities.
COVID-19 and Beyond: Solutions for Academic Mothers
After reading paper after paper describing the problem, scientists urge on- and off-campus entities to help female caregivers weather the pandemic through specific policy changes and approaches.
COVID-19: A Moment for Women in STEM?
National Academy of Sciences panel chronicles what COVID-19 has been like for female scientists and then urges institutions to take meaningful, equity-minded action on their findings.
Not Just ‘A Place to Park Our Offspring’
Mount Holyoke pulls rug out from under faculty parents in announcing closure of its campus childcare center.
Academe's Sticky Pay-Parity Problem
Women make up just 24 percent of research universities' top earners, according to a new report urging action on pay parity in academe. Women of color are just 2 percent.
When Title IX Is a Threat
Pacific University allegedly urged a professor to resign, saying he'd be found responsible for sexual misconduct if he didn't.