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Plain Language Is Key to DEI in Academe
Academics have an opportunity to make more accessible linguistic choices, Shawna Shapiro and Laura Aull write.
Arizona Faculty Threatened After Online Commotion Over Gender Teaching
College of Nursing employees were called "groomers" and received threats in response to Libs of TikTok's posting of two class slides. Faculty members are criticizing the university’s response.
4 Ways Universities Gaslight DEI Initiatives
The slowdown, the pushback, the shutdown and the blowback are all common gaslighting tactics, Megan MacKenzie, Özlem Sensoy, Genevieve Fuji Johnson, Nathalie Sinclair and Laurel Weldon write.
‘Let’s Talk About Sex,’ or ‘Let’s Platform Transphobia’? Association Cancels a Panel
Five controversial female scholars were set to speak on sex and gender at next month’s big anthropology conference. Other academics alleged they were pushing harmful views conflicting with “settled science.”
Judge Dismisses UT Austin Professor’s Bias Suit Against Texas A&M
Firing Reopens ‘Old Wound’ Regarding Treatment of Women
North Dakota State’s ouster of a female vice provost is part of a pattern, women at the university say. Lawyers, in unusual release of documents, say her office mishandled discrimination complaints.
Barriers to Tenure and Promotion Persist for Psychology Faculty of Color
A report by the American Psychological Association outlines the barriers many faculty members of color face and calls for increased transparency in the tenure and promotion process.
Pressure on Controversial Online Econ Forum Continues
A July presentation from researchers pulled back the veil a bit about who posts on EJMR. A website now claims it knows the administrator’s identity, but David Griffith-Jones says he’s no longer involved.