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When a Field's Reputation Precedes It
Study finds that a given discipline's perceived gender bias plays the biggest role in whether women choose to major in it.
‘Some Kind of Authority’
U of Rochester Faculty Senate considers a motion to censure T. Florian Jaeger, even though the university cleared him of sexual harassment.
Declining Exposure to Religious Diversity
Students interact less with peers of different faiths and traditions once they enter college, a new study finds.
Kicked Out for Racism
Civil liberties supporters want University of Alabama president to reverse expulsion of student who posted racist rants, saying her First Amendment rights were violated.
Gender Bias, by the Numbers
New study says economics textbooks underrepresent women in both real-life and imagined examples -- and that fixing that could help attract more women to the field.
Title IX Failures
Buffalo State failed to investigate an alleged sexual assault or respond to a female athlete’s requests, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights found. The conclusions reconfirm college's obligations to investigate off-campus incidents, the department's former civil rights chief says.
Margaret Atwood, #MeToo, Due Process and a Professor
Column by author who is a feminist icon asks if she is a “bad feminist” -- and revives debate over whether a university inappropriately fired a noted novelist.
The Myth of Black Students ‘Stealing’ Spots
Rejected white applicants to medical school aren’t losing out because of affirmative action, new analysis contends.