Nationwide Protest Against Tax on Grad Students
The Mooch Moves On
Art Galleries Versus the Pentagon
When Students Are Fair Game
By Colleen Flaherty. Professors typically refrain from talking about their now-notable former students publicly, but some feel moved to do so in the public interest, good or bad. More...
Bottom Line Up Front
By Colleen Flaherty. Calls for clear, easily accessible data on Ph.D. program outcomes have failed to produce results at any kind of scale. A new coalition of 10 life sciences institutions hopes to change that. More...
‘Holding Space’ for Victims of Harassment
By Colleen Flaherty. If harassers weren’t already on notice before this year, they are now. But while there’s increased awareness of sexual misconduct within academe, the phenomenon remains understudied. It’s unclear, for example, just how many students -- especially graduate students -- and faculty members are affected. More...
More Action on Harassment
By Colleen Flaherty. A professor is set to challenge his termination over sexual harassment next week as another across the country was placed on leave. On yet another campus, students celebrate the recent departure of a professor found to have committed misconduct. More...
Punished for Anti-Semitism
By Colleen Flaherty. Rutgers professor who was prolifically anti-Semitic on social media is removed from teaching required courses and from a campus leadership post. More...
Narrowing the Terms of Tenure
By Colleen Flaherty. University of Arkansas professors want to stall a vote on system policy changes they say would upend the definition of tenure. Many fear the system is trying to focus on the vague concept of collegiality. More...