Do Colleges Measure What They Value?
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Cyber sciences: Getting women into the room
When Ashley Podhradsky became the first woman to earn her doctorate from Dakota State University in South Dakota in 2010, little did she know the impact she would have nationally on the lives of girls and women in the male-dominated field of cyber sciences
Australian PhD students target careers outside academia
Trend reflects growing gap between PhD completions and academic job availability
Even college students call millionaire Bernie Sanders a ‘hypocrite’
Tax returns from 2020 Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders revealed that he is a millionaire.
Texas lawmakers consider boosting dual credit education program as more students opt in
Salma Paredes, a senior at Arlington Collegiate High School, enjoys graphic design, watching documentaries and hanging out with friends — when she has the time.
‘Intersectionality and Higher Education’
Editors discuss new volume of essays on the ways higher education is changing because of issues of race, gender and sexuality -- and how they think higher ed needs to change even more.
Prof with history of anti-white comments now says ‘whiteness is terrorism’
Trinity College Professor Johnny Eric Williams tweeted that "whiteness is terrorism."
Critics say campus free speech bill actually restricts professors
A bill intended to protect campus free speech for students and guests could end up restricting free speech for professors.
Stealing Innovation
FBI director addresses efforts by China to steal academic research and technology. Higher ed groups say they're taking the issue seriously.
Net widens on fishy research misconduct probe
Marine biologist Oona Lönnstedt has gone to ground in Sweden after being found to have fabricated data
