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First Amendment Rights for Adjuncts

Appeals court sides with adjunct who says she was fired for speaking out against part-time faculty working conditions.
Opinion

Surviving Blackademia

KC Williams and Shannon Gibney offer advice on navigating the often-hostile work environment for women of color in the academy.

Should Bill Maher Be Commencement Speaker?

With a new graduation season, a new controversy arrives. Berkeley students protest selection of comedian viewed as anti-Muslim.
Opinion

The Law and Gay Rights

Given chance to consider bans on same-sex marriage in five states, the Supreme Court refused. Scott McLemee looks at a book on the long backstory.

'Dear White People'

The movie "Dear White People" is "a satire about being a black face in a white place." Does it accurately portray race relations on mostly white campuses?
Opinion

Meta-Googling

The leading search engine for academic research is almost 10 years old. Scott McLemee considers how it's grown -- and to what size.

'Red Lines' On Israel

Princeton professor protests his preemptive exclusion from a panel based on his support of the academic boycott of Israel.

Japan's Missing Female Scientists

Only 10 percent of Japanese researchers are women, but of those researchers who leave the country, 60 percent are women.