‘Rude’ peer reviews inflict most damage on women and minorities
Study says comments such as ‘she should be in the kitchen, not writing papers’ affect the careers of under-represented groups
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Mizzou gives millions to conservative college to end lawsuit over donor’s instructions
Hillsdale College is well known for not taking government money. Last week the Michigan private school got a new reputation, by looting millions from a public university.
Free speech experts slam university for policy requiring “respect for authority”
Student senator of Long Island University Post, Jake Gutowitz was under investigation for alleged possession and distribution of forbidden flyers.
The must-have for US universities overseas? A Florentine palace
Later this year, Florida State University students will move into the Renaissance-era Palazzo Bagnesi Falconeri, and programme directors insist the cost will be worth it
An ode to the sustainability profession
Who would have thought the corporate sustainability profession would arise?
Google and Apple remove alleged UAE spy app ToTok
Google and Apple have removed an Emirati messaging app called ToTok amid claims that it is used for state spying.
Education Deserts
New report examines access to postsecondary opportunities by ZIP code, questions the impact of free college and says for-profit institutions fill gaps between public colleges.
Send Me on My Way: Students study ‘Drugs, Demons, and Dancing’ at UVM
The University of Vermont is wrapping up its first iteration of a course titled “Drugs Demons, and Dancing”
Student files bias complaint over university’s ‘Peanut Day’ event
Back in April, a University of Northern Iowa student — who is not even allergic to peanuts — filed a bias complaint with school officials over a campus event celebrating peanuts.
Dismissal of Chinese professors seen as major progress on #MeToo
Two prominent cases signal higher-level response to abuses on campus
