By Colleen Flaherty. Dartmouth professors ask president to apologize for his "disavowal" of of a controversial scholar who writes about and is sympathetic to "antifa" activism. More...
11 octobre 2017
11 octobre 2017
Welcoming Kids at Work
By Colleen Flaherty. Shenandoah University wants to make it easier for parents to return to campus after a baby by inviting newborns to join their moms and dads at work. Older kids are also welcome if child care falls through or in emergencies. More...
11 octobre 2017
Historians Weigh In on Confederate Monuments
By Colleen Flaherty. Historians have been called upon heavily to make sense of the political present via their knowledge of the past. And this week, the American Historical Association released a statement addressing the ongoing debate over what to do with Confederate monuments. More...
11 octobre 2017
‘The Man-Not’
By Colleen Flaherty. Tommy Curry, the philosopher at Texas A&M whose comments on race set off a furor, discusses his new book on how critical theory has ignored the realities of black maleness. More...
11 octobre 2017
Inside a Search Committee
By Colleen Flaherty. Study of what one panel’s members wanted in biomedical sciences may offer insights into how candidates at other universities are assessed. More...
11 octobre 2017
Occupation of Hum 110
By Colleen Flaherty. Lectures for one of Reed College’s signature learning experiences, a humanities course on the ancient Mediterranean, were canceled after protesters tried to interrupt the class to protest perceived Eurocentrism. What’s the future for courses grounded in ancient -- largely Western -- texts. More...
11 octobre 2017
How Good Is Your Gaydar? How Good Is Your Science?
By Colleen Flaherty. New paper on artificial intelligence that can (mostly) correctly pick self-identified gays and lesbians based on photos has been called nearly everything -- from bad science to an important “wake-up call.” More...
11 octobre 2017
AI Gaydar Study Gets Another Look
By Colleen Flaherty. A prominent journal that already accepted a controversial study about using computers to "read" sexuality based on a photo is further scrutinizing the paper after intense public backlash. More...
11 octobre 2017
A Hill to Retire On?
By Colleen Flaherty. A famed atmospheric scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is on leave after refusing to heed administrators' request that he give electronic lecture slides to a student with disabilities. More...
11 octobre 2017
A Forced Faculty Divide
By Colleen Flaherty. State appeals court rejects proposed joint-non-tenure-track and tenured faculty union at U. Minnesota-Twin Cities. More...
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