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Seeking Accountability
Faculty members and students at California State University, Chico, demand answers in a case involving a professor alleged to have lied about sleeping with a student and threatening professors who reported him.
Opinion
Higher Ed Data Should Be Trans Inclusive
In collecting data on gender, we in higher ed should think carefully about what we’re asking and how the data will be used, write Jessica Taylor, Daniel Ginsberg and Aly W Corey.
Pushed Out
U of Texas Southwestern Medical Center settled a long-running lawsuit from a professor who alleged discrimination on the basis of age and sex. What does the case say about conditions for older female academics?
Falwell in Exile
Jerry Falwell Jr. built Liberty University up before resigning as president amid a sex scandal. Now he’s banned from campus and locked in conflict with the institution his father founded.
Affirming LGBTQ Rights—at a Cost
Eastern University says it will now hire LGBTQ employees, risking its membership in prominent group for Christian colleges.
Leadership, Work-Life Balance and Loving What You Do
A discussion about senior-level careers in technology reflects larger debates in higher ed and society about work-life balance, different styles of leadership and—only subtly—gender.
Opinion
After COVID, Another Public Health Crisis
Lack of access to abortion stands to change the face of higher education for years to come, Elizabeth H. Bradley and Dara Anhouse write.
Ratings and Gender Bias Over Time
Two new studies show how bias against women in student ratings operates over time, worsening with critical feedback and instructor age.