Male editors ‘more likely to accept papers from other men’
Times Higher Education
Top US universities with low numbers of ethnic minority students are most likely to use questionable practices that overplay diversity, study claims
EU commissioner calls for gender quotas in university management
Times Higher Education
Carlos Moedas tells MEPs institutions should introduce allocations for female academics ‘at some point’
Special reports: Diversity Fatigue Is Real
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Diversity fatigue afflicts the very people who are most committed to diversity work, writes Mariam B. Lam.
London students to be ‘hyper-diverse’ by 2030
Times Higher Education
Report says non-white students will represent 73 per cent of undergraduates by end of next decade.
Controversy over sexual misconduct case roils Yale University
The Washington Post
A medical school researcher who was punished five years ago was given a new honor.
Universities ‘leave locals out of internationalisation efforts’
Times Higher Education
For internationalism to succeed, universities must engage more with their local communities and students, major study says
Academic mothers ‘work longer hours than fathers’ in US
Times Higher Education
Study challenges the idea that it is primarily parenthood that hinders women’s careers – but in Germany, the picture is very different.
New US rules on campus sexual misconduct ‘a backwards step’
Times Higher Education
Government accused of making universities ‘a safer place to commit assault’, but others say changes will offer better support for victims
Academics anonymous: An academic said 'nice dress'. Would complaining make me a snowflake?
The Guardian
It took an anti-harassment campaign to make me realise I wasn’t overreacting.
If academics don’t acknowledge nuance, who will?
Times Higher Education
Gender bias in the academy is all too real, but we should be just as wary of confirmation bias, says Terri Apter.
State control over academic freedom in Hungary threatens all universities
The Guardian
The Hungarian government’s clampdown on gender studies and research into migration sets a dangerous precedent
Muslim students feel ‘under suspicion’ on UK campuses
Times Higher Education
Major study finds that many Muslim students are self-censoring and disengaging from UK campus life.
Chilean university leader backs gender quotas for academic posts
Times Higher Education
Ennio Vivaldi says he stands with student protesters pushing for equality on campuses.
Suspended for Using N-Word
Inside Higher Education
Emory is investigating a law professor who used the slur in a torts class about a case involving the word "Negro."
Justice Department Backs Suit on Harvard Admissions
Inside Higher Education
U.S. formally joins litigation that says university discriminates against Asian American applicants, raising the stakes in an already contentious legal battle.
More Victims Come Forward
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Nearly 150 former Ohio State University students have reported they were sexually abused by a campus sports doctor.