UMass: Qualified faculty candidates must be ‘appropriately diverse’
The University of Massachusetts-Amherst faculty hiring guide encourages hiring committees not to consider "protected characteristics" of applicants.
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Air taxis — why they’re no longer pie in the sky
Imagine a taxi service that picked you up (into the sky) and then dropped you off after an exciting journey, completely free of road works and traffic lights.
Google urged to drop Chinese ‘Dragonfly’ project
Staff at Google have called on the search giant to end work on a controversial search engine project for China.
Plan S: three-year transition period for hybrid journals
Task force affirms support for green open access and says that poorer researchers should not miss out
Student loan servicer steered some borrowers to higher-cost plans, government says
One of the companies that handles federal student loans has been steering some borrowers toward repayment plans that cost them more money over time.
UC counters DeVos’ proposed Title IX due process changes
The University of California System Title IX coordinator called the Trump administration's proposed Title IX changes "troubling."
Canadian institute loses boss in showdown over high-risk science
University of British Columbia professor quits leadership of Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in protest at funding reforms
Pointing the Finger at Colleagues
Scholar's article said his colleagues were publishing in "predatory journals." Now he's banned from campus.
A new ‘playbook’ for financing a climate-constrained world
As scientists concluded in the recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, avoiding the worst effects of climate change will require an all-hands-on-deck transformation of the global economy.
Less activism, more learning – Australia’s PM rebukes schoolchildren protesting climate change
Most politicians go to great lengths to avoid alienating large sections of the population, but Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apparently didn't get the memo as he blasted schoolchildren who are organizing protests for climate action.
