Filter & Sort
Half of the Women in the Field
Survey of economics association members finds 48 percent of women have been discriminated against on the basis of sex within the last 10 years. Findings on nonwhite, disabled and LGBTQ economists are concerning, too. What will the association do about it?
Trump Seeks to Ax Humanities Endowment
For third year in a row, he also seeks to kill National Endowment for the Arts. Congress has rejected those proposals in the past.
Christian U Flip-Flops on Gay Relationships
Azusa Pacific University, an evangelical Christian institution that last fall notably removed its ban on same-sex relationships only to reverse...
Baltimore Mayor Quits University Medical Board
Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh resigned from the University of Maryland Medical System’s Board of Directors after admitting that she had...
White House Looks to Curb Student Lending
As talks on new higher ed legislation heat up on Capitol Hill, the Trump administration weighs in with its priorities.
Appeals Court Allows Kansas State Rape Suit to Proceed
A federal appeals court will not toss out a lawsuit by two Kansas State University students who alleged that administrators...
MIT Proposes Stronger Open-Access Policies
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is exploring how to more openly share its publications, data, software and educational materials with...
Academic Minute: Incidental Activists
Today on the Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week, Megan Carroll, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University...