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What the Freshmen Are Reading

Many common reading assignments this year focus on issues of diversity, free speech and immigration.

Fallout From Pregnancy Bias Claim

UCLA postdoc says she was retaliated against for complaining about her supervisor's reaction to her impending parenthood.

Not Bewitched

Wiccan professor sues St. Bonaventure, her alma mater, for discrimination.

(More) Bias in Science Hiring

New study finds discrimination against women and racial minorities in hiring in the sciences. The study's about postdocs, but it has important implications for all of academe.

‘The Educated Underclass’

Author discusses new book in which he questions whether most colleges are living up to their claims about promoting social mobility -- and whether college degrees do enough for low-income students.
Opinion

Sunspots and Poetry

Scott McLemee reviews Tracy Daugherty's Dante and the Early Astronomer: Science, Adventure and a Victorian Woman Who Opened the Heavens.

Reorganizing Away the Liberal Arts

Professors fear University of Tulsa abandoning its historic commitment to education beyond job training.

Can ‘Science Diplomacy’ Work?

Advocates see great need, but some wonder if the concept can survive in the current era.