Filter & Sort
Questionable Rejection
Sociologist says journal dismissed her paper because she'd shared it elsewhere as a preprint -- even though the publication had a pro-preprint policy. How often does this happen?
Pro-Antifa Professor Out in Iowa
Kirkwood Community College announces that a professor sympathetic to Antifa and critical of evangelical Christians won't be teaching this year, due to safety concerns.
What the Common App Does
Study finds that applications go up, yield goes down … and (maybe) SAT scores go up a bit for colleges in the program.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Baked Alaska
Jim Jump asks, is it legitimate to take advantage of another's hardship?
Opinion
Academe and Anomie
Nothing in our job descriptions requires us to be the best ever with the most publications in the best journals with the most grant money, writes Michael Rocque, so we should stop comparing and ranking ourselves.
Regis University IT Systems Down
Regis University’s information technology services were taken down Thursday in response to a cyberattack. As of noon Friday, the university’s...
Are Australian Universities Too Dependent on Chinese Students?
A report by a University of Sydney sociologist argues that Australian universities are taking “massive financial risks” by overrelying on...
Academic Minute: Minority Students and Science Achievement
Today on the Academic Minute, Jennifer Adams, associate professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Calgary, explains...