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New Rules on Title IX

The Biden administration’s proposal includes revisions to how colleges should address cases of sexual assault and extends protections to LGBTQ students. It does not cover athletics, which will be addressed in the future.

Science’s Women Ghostwriters

Study compares scientific input to output, in the form of papers and patents, finding that women are “systematically” denied credit for their work. Other data suggest this is the result of implicit bias, which in turn offers insights into solutions.
Opinion

How Not to Think About Institutional Racism

To really understand institutional racism at the University of North Carolina, look to its governance, past and present, Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn writes.
Opinion

The Motherhood Penalty Begins in College

With abortion access under threat, more women, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, will be at risk of stopping out, Natalie Milan, Kaylee T. Matheny and Ilana M. Horwitz write.

Is Title IX Creating a College Quasi Court?

Administrators and legal experts say yes—and that recent regulatory changes have deterred victims from reporting.

Freeman Hrabowski Looks Back—and Forward

The legendary president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County will retire at the end of June after 30 years. He made the institution a leader in STEM education, particularly for Black students.

An HBCU in Predominantly White Surroundings?

Differences in opinion about the current role and future prospects of Lincoln University raise bigger questions about the HBCU’s historical identity and public image.
Opinion

Conferencing While Black Is Exhausting

While our goal is to learn and invest in relationship capital, we often deal with painful barriers—and some are more obvious than others, writes Kyra Leigh Sutton.