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Mitigating Bias Through Rubrics
Study finds that rubrics help fight gender bias in faculty hiring—to a degree.
Tenure Awarded… at Kapiʻolani CC, Tennessee Tech
Kapi‘olani Community College Marci T. Amii, chemistry Lisa A. K. L. K. Bright, linguistics Kuan-Hung Chen, philosophy Logan Halley, career...
Why Does an AI Faculty Shortage Exist? It’s Complicated.
The dearth of artificial intelligence professors at U.S. universities is not the result of a distorted job market, according to a recent report. Some experts urge caution in relying on industry to fill the AI teaching gap.
Opinion
A Catfish in Wolf’s Clothing
If a (fake) person named Matt Wolf contacts you with questions about your scholarship, beware. Lee Brewer Jones describes apparently falling victim to a long-running fraud targeting academics.
The Connected Ph.D.
Brandeis University overhauls Ph.D. training in the humanities and social sciences, including by funding internships on campus and off.
When Faculty Costumes Offend
University of South Alabama resolves complaints over a Confederate uniform and a British "hanging judge" worn by an administrator and a faculty member during a campus party.
Opinion
Snapshots of the Cyclops
Scott McLemee takes a peek at Lynn Spigel's TV Snapshots: An Archive of Everyday Life
Opinion
Contingency v. Orthodoxy
Academic freedom is threatened both by the growing use of contingent faculty contracts and the inclusion of diversity, equity and inclusion standards for tenure, Steven McGuire writes.