Facebook to halt political ads after US election
Facebook has said it will stop running all political and social-issue adverts after polls close in the US presidential election on 3 November.
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Paying for inequity
Princeton settles with federal government in pay gap case and will pay more than $1 million to female faculty.
Public university won’t provide budget or details for its new ‘Anti-Racism Institute’
Shippensburg University recently announced that it plans to open a new “Anti-Racism Institute” on campus.
Malaysia’s U-turn on reopening campuses leaves students in lurch
Widespread anger over cancelled registrations could have been avoided with better management, expert says
‘Racist,’ ‘demon,’ ‘scumbag,’ ‘white boy’: Profs take aim at Pence during VP debate
During Wednesday night's vice presidential debate, professors from around the country sounded off on social media.
Pressure to publish forces Chinese to rethink childbearing
Women on fixed-term contracts twice as likely to have moved forward or delayed plans to start a family compared with permanently employed
#Manterrupting
Female academics saw their own experiences in the vice presidential debate's gendered and racialized dynamics.
Driverless taxis to be available in Phoenix ‘in weeks’
People in Phoenix, Arizona will soon be able to order a driverless taxi, as Google expands its Waymo service.
State-owned Pennsylvania universities could see 350 faculty cuts
Approximately 350 state university professors — most on four Western Pennsylvania campuses — face layoffs after the spring semester’s end, as expedited State System of Higher Education plans to square revenues with costs take shape.
Department of Ed threatens Pitt’s funding for demoting professor who said affirmative action harms students
The University of Pittsburgh is under federal investigation for allegedly retaliating against a professor for his views and practicing “overtly race-based admission and hiring.”
