Filter & Sort
Getting Women to Run
There are more women than men going to and graduating college, but female students only account for about one-third of student body presidents.
Missing Minority Ph.D.s
Most black and Latino doctoral students in STEM fields are not earning their degrees within 7 years, and many are leaving their programs, new study finds.
Costume Fail
Costume company's idea of a female Ph.D. derided as sexist and foolish by real female Ph.D.s.
First Amendment Rights for Adjuncts
Appeals court sides with adjunct who says she was fired for speaking out against part-time faculty working conditions.
Opinion
Surviving Blackademia
KC Williams and Shannon Gibney offer advice on navigating the often-hostile work environment for women of color in the academy.
Should Bill Maher Be Commencement Speaker?
With a new graduation season, a new controversy arrives. Berkeley students protest selection of comedian viewed as anti-Muslim.
Opinion
The Law and Gay Rights
Given chance to consider bans on same-sex marriage in five states, the Supreme Court refused. Scott McLemee looks at a book on the long backstory.
'Dear White People'
The movie "Dear White People" is "a satire about being a black face in a white place." Does it accurately portray race relations on mostly white campuses?