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Will Me Too Activism Cost Professor Her Job?
A Vanderbilt faculty member, considered a hero to many women in science, finds her once promising tenure bid has stalled.
Whether the University Did Enough
A federal appeals court found that Iowa State officials were not indifferent to a sexual assault survivor when they declined to move the student she accused of rape.
Win for Christian Group at Iowa
Judge says university cannot deny recognition because of antigay rules. But decision says main flaw at Iowa is inconsistent enforcement, not the rules themselves.
College Groups Blast DeVos Title IX Proposal
Higher ed lobby says new regulations governing campus handling of sexual misconduct complaints would create a quasi-legal system that would burden colleges and infringe on the rights of students.
Men Blamed for Failure of French Effort on Hiring Female Academics
Requiring that at least 40 percent of search committee members be female was followed by a drop in hiring of women, study found.
Did Critics of Programs for Women Win at Tulane?
University agrees to review whether any programs or scholarships discriminate illegally against men, but legal experts say programs reserved for women are legal.
Blowback Against a Hoax
Author of a recent academic scam faces disciplinary action by Portland State, for failing to alert his research review board before hoodwinking journal editors with outrageous articles. Many say he's guilty of bad form, but did he commit misconduct?
Redefining the Obligation to Protect Students
Federal appeals court revives lawsuit charging U of Mary Washington failed to address anonymous online harassment of feminist students.