Supporting women in higher education leadership

Although women now comprise 60% of graduates in the European Union, they continue to be under-represented in leadership roles in higher education and make up only a third of researchers across all sectors.

Gender pay gap: keep the "pity payments"

Times Higher Education (THE)

Giving female scholars one-off sums to ‘compensate’ for the pay gap rewards biology rather than merit, argues Joanna Williams.

Do white people want merit-based admissions policies?

Vox

The outcome of the pending Fisher v. Texas Supreme Court case on affirmative action rests on whether the Supreme Court determines that race violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

How welcoming is academia to LGBT staff?

Times Higher Education

By some measures, universities are wonderfully accommodating workplaces for gays and lesbians. Six academics give us their perspective.

Academia and motherhood: We can have both

Washington Post

At least a few times every semester, I find myself in a discussion with a female student surrounding her confusion and anxiety over whether to start a family, and when. I think that these women are comfortable discussing these issues with me, despite the pervasive assumption that family lives should never be discussed in academia, because I break that rule.

Welcoming Back Accused Serial Harasser

Insidehighered.com

Faculty and students protest return of professor accused of harassment and assault to campus after a one-term unpaid leave.