By Colleen Flaherty. The odds of women writing invited commentaries in medical journals are 21 percent lower than for men, even when controlling for field of expertise, seniority and publication record. The finding, published in JAMA Network Open, is based on a study of who authored these prestigious commentaries in nearly 2,500 journals over four years, through 2017. The authors say the study is significant because it sheds light on the dynamics behind a recognized disparity, and they note that the gap was largest for senior researchers. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. New graduate school enrollments continue to fall among international students, but underrepresented U.S. minority enrollments are way up. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. In a reform aimed at reducing Ph.D. program timelines and attrition, University of Chicago will guarantee full funding to humanities and social sciences students -- in exchange for program caps. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. You’ve heard of the gig economy, but what about the Gig Academy? Labor scholar Adrianna Kezar says it has to be resisted in her new book. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Study says that when it comes to everyday mentoring and training in the sciences, postdocs are the new PIs. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Stockton University suspended a visiting professor of physics who was accused of harassment and retaliation at his former institution, Lafayette College, NJ.com reported. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Female academics have about half the followers of men on Twitter and wield otherwise diminished influence there, according to a new study. The analysis pertains to medicine, but women across fields say the findings ring true. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. A master’s student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education was charged with criminal sexual contact for allegedly touching two male high school students while they slept this month at their private boarding school, according to NJ.com. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. In at least 10 cases spanning the last decade, Central Connecticut State University determined that faculty or staff members had violated its policies against sexual misconduct, the Hartford Courant reported. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Newman University this year opened a School of Catholic Studies -- good news for a Roman Catholic institution struggling with enrollment declines. In addition to offering seminarians new place to study, Newman hoped that students from other fields would embrace the opportunity to study alongside them in some courses.
But now the university’s Board of Trustees has approved a plan to “align” Newman’s theology and philosophy programs with the new college -- without clear input from the philosophy department. More...