Chief Scientist on ‘glacial’ STEM diversity progress
Achieving gender parity in senior STEM leadership positions in Australia will take more than 150 years at the current pace, according to ...
Read MoreDoudna and Arnold Chat “Nobel to Nobel”
Fireside chats have become a staple of pandemic-era virtual events. The reasons are clear: they offer a glimpse into an otherwise private ...
Read MoreUniversity staff given list of banned 'microinsults' they cannot say to trans people
University lecturers have been told not to say "I wanted to be a boy when I was a child" to transgender people, under a list of "microinsults" in ...
Read MoreGeoscientists call for action on tackling racial inequality in field
An article published in the journal Nature Geoscience has highlighted the shocking under-representation of students from ethnic minority ...
Read MoreThe ivory tower of academia: Higher education lacks racial, ethnic and economic diversity
Academia has long been ridiculed as an ivory tower filled with aloof professors who pursue niche academic interests while ignoring student ...
Read MoreThe real ‘second-class citizens’ of academia
At the end of February, pre-eminent Black philosopher Cornel West revealed that Harvard University has refused to consider him for tenure, triggering ...
Read MoreAsian American discrimination is real -- and it also isn't new
Being born in the United States wasn't enough for Yi-Li Wu to avoid a lifetime of constant microaggressions. From being told she had to be good at ...
Read MoreU-Md. president aims to hire more faculty of color, cut carbon emissions and bolster research
The University of Maryland in College Park will hire more faculty of color, slash its carbon emissions and bolster investments in research, Darryll J ...
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