Women Are Angry
By Eboo Patel. When progressives say "women" do we really mean only the women with whom we agree. More...
Presidents Oppose End of Trans Protections
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The heads of Rutgers University, Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison asked Betsy DeVos in an open letter Thursday “to do everything you can” to stop the Trump administration from undermining the rights of transgender students. More...
‘The Assault on Gender and Gender Studies’
By Colleen Flaherty. The American Association of University Professors’ Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure and its Committee on Women in the Academic Profession on Thursday released a statement on the Trump administration’s reported plan to narrow the definition of gender under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits gender-based discrimination. More...
The Impact of Female Chairs
By Colleen Flaherty. What a difference a chair makes: study finds female chairs improve departments' gender diversity and equity. More...
First female chancellor of Women’s University in Africa
The first female chancellor of Zimbabwe’s Women’s University in Africa, Ghanaian Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has pledged to support the university in advancing the dreams of the institution’s two visionary founders – Professor Hope Sadza and Dr Fay Chung – who took action to create a pathway for women to access higher education, reports Ghana Web. More...Why women-only professorship appointments are needed
New strategy promotes women in HE and research
By Munyaradzi Makoni. Women’s participation in higher education, research and innovation is one of two cross-cutting themes at the heart of the updated Africa Strategy of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), which was introduced earlier this month. More...Record Number of Female Rhodes Scholars
By Scott Jaschik. The Rhodes Trust on Sunday named 32 new winners of Rhodes Scholarships, which cover two or three years of study at the University of Oxford. More...
Massachusetts Keeps Trans Protections
By Scott Jaschik. State rejects bid to repeal law providing for equality in public accommodations. Higher ed leaders pushed to keep law. In Seattle, voters approve property tax hike to pay for free community college. More...