Half of economists report ‘discrimination or unfair treatment’
Two-thirds of incidents not reported through official channels, with academics instead taking own measures such as not attending conferences, Read more
Two-thirds of incidents not reported through official channels, with academics instead taking own measures such as not attending conferences, Read more
The University of Michigan will offer a class in the upcoming semester which focuses on “queer social dances.” Read more
I work almost exclusively with technology leaders at top research universities and they never cease to amaze me. Higher ed CIOs see into the future, making decisions that won’t outdate themselves in a year, or even 10 years. Read more
As the University of Virginia’s president is forced out, the campus is reeling. Read more
Millions of websites - including Sky News, The Associated Press and Buzzfeed - will now be able to block artificial intelligence (AI) bots from accessing their content without permission. Read more
The University of Pennsylvania will concede to the Trump administration’s demands that the university “restore” swimming awards—and send apology notes—to female competitors who lost to a trans athlete, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced Tuesday. Read more
Disparities in impact-related support for UK academics may widen funding inequalities from Research Excellence Framework, scholars fear Read more
Purdue University could cut dozens of “low-enrollment programs” to comply with state law in the coming years, according to reports. Read more
Harvard University and the University of Toronto have unveiled a contingency plan that would allow select Harvard graduate students to continue their studies in Canada if U.S. visa restrictions prevent them from re-entering the United States. Read more
It’s a truism that, the more you learn, the more you realize how much you don’t know. That mentality holds in most traditional academic disciplines, where humility is a survival strategy that keeps us from stepping into ankle-breaking intellectual sinkholes known only to experts in unfamiliar fields and subfields and subsubfields. Read more