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Waiting and Hoping
A gay faculty member at a Christian college describes what it's like to be watching advances in American society and at some institutions -- while remaining unable to rejoice in public.
Does Search Committee Diversity Produce Results?
Having more women on committees that select academics for jobs does not increase the chances for female candidates and may actually do the opposite, according to a study of Italian and Spanish universities.
Ending All-Male Panels
American Society for Microbiology shows that a scientific group with relatively few female speakers can change things dramatically in just a few years.
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When Sexual Harassment Is a Campus Tradition
A faculty member recounts feeling that she couldn't complain about an event that humiliated her and other female professors, but was viewed as "good fun" by many others.
Breakthrough for Gay Christian Professors
Two Christian colleges change hiring rules to permit employment of faculty members who are in same-sex marriages.
Wiki Worker Wanted
West Virginia U searches for a first-of-its-kind "Wikipedian-in-residence" to increase the number of women contributors to the online encyclopedia.
A Deep Springs of Their Own
While one of country's most competitive colleges remains closed to women, an alternative women-only summer program has popped up on the other side of the country.
A Step Forward for Philosophy
Disciplinary association issues open letter to victims of harassment and sexism, and calls for departments to promote equity. While some philosophers welcome the move, others doubt it will change anything.