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No Longer a Silent Minority
This year, gay students at evangelical colleges have been increasingly organized and vocal in pressing for change.
A Firing Upheld
Indiana Supreme Court finds U. of Evansville was justified in ousting a tenured professor over an allegation of sexual harassment.
(Mis)Judging Female Scientists
Prominent researcher’s Facebook post calling women at a neuroscience conference “unattractive,” and lamenting lack of "super model types," sets off debate about sexism in science.
How Inclusive is Diversity?
Gallaudet's decision to suspend and to rehire its chief diversity officer over her stance against gay marriage raises issues about administrators' rights and responsibilities.
Calling Out Academic 'Mansplaining'
Professor starts website for colleagues to report on the condescending counsel they receive from some male colleagues.
Got Milk?
An American U. professor set off a debate over breast-feeding in class. Not everyone agrees on that issue, but most experts say colleges should make it easy for breast-feeding employees to pump. Are institutions doing their part?
Marx and Breast-Feeding
David Vine sees many lessons from an unlikely source to make sense of the recent controversy at American University.
Sororities at Swarthmore?
As a group of women readies to open a sorority to Swarthmore for the first time in 80 years, some students are calling for a schoolwide referendum, arguing that a sorority violates the college's Quaker values and emphasis on learning.