Filter & Sort
Winning the Wrong Contest?
Study finds that women in political science are likelier than men to be honored for teaching. But does this help them get ahead?
Compassionate But Impartial
Paperwork aside, Title IX coordinators say their jobs take an unusual emotional toll and encourage peers to exercise self-care.
Grades, Finals and Protests
Oberlin refuses demand to bar F grades while protests continue over police shootings. How flexible should colleges be for students feeling vulnerable over current events? How flexible should students be about protests in the library during finals?
Law School Trigger Warnings?
Professor sets off debate by writing that student requests to avoid discussions on rape law are limiting important parts of legal education. Some faculty say that they don't avoid the topic, but handle discussions in different ways than they do other subjects.
Opinion
Rethinking Everything … Literally
Working with a group of students who are linear thinkers by nature has forced Lee Burdette Williams to block that metaphor.
Second Thoughts
Study finds that female and minority Ph.D.s in biomedical fields are more likely than others to lose interest in faculty careers while earning their doctorates.
Students Praise Male Professors
Study finds gender of instructors influences evaluations they receive, even if they have fooled students (in an online course) about whether they are men or women.
Defining Harassment
Controversy leads Reed College to ask: Should colleges bar even consensual relationships between supervisors and their subordinates? Are student employees entitled to know about harassment findings in departments in which they work?