Diversity

The prevalence of mental health issues and neurodevelopmental disorders in higher ed is so high, and the associated shame so great, that many students and even professors end up floundering, writes Scott B. Weingart, an autistic academic.

Gender, sex and sexuality are such important facets of human experience that I would be doing a disservice to my students to exclude those topics from the classroom, writes Jeana Jorgensen.

Yes, I would like to be a tenured professor, writes Julie Shayne, but I decided to choose happiness over self-implosion.

Despite my pure intentions when agreeing to serve as a department chair, it began my descent into the ninth circle of hell, writes Professor Plainspoken.

The application review process can significantly disadvantage applicants from underrepresented groups, writes Jeffrey W. Lockhart.

If you do enough internal work, at some point you realize that you need to be the person you want to be in academe -- no matter what the circumstances, writes Sophia Sen.

When you see microaggressions occurring against colleagues, how should you respond? Kerry Ann Rockquemore offers guidance.

Being authentic is the most important thing, writes Eric Anthony Grollman. What good does seeing a black or brown face at the front of the classroom do if that face is wearing a mask?