US university ordered to reinstate lecturer in free speech row John McAdams criticised a graduate student by name on his blog over her views on gay marriage Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 7月 11日
US academies call for reshaping of postgraduate STEM education End stigma against students who don't want to pursue careers in academia, says report Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 6月 6日
Should academics ever comment on students’ clothing? US undergraduate gives presentation in underwear after lecturer questions ‘short shorts’ Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 5月 14日
‘Lame’ joke in lift, or offensive comment in workplace? International Studies Association calls for King’s College London professor to apologise over ‘ladies’ lingerie’ remark Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 5月 8日
Move over, Mediterranean: liberal arts course turns to Harlem Reed College responds to student complaints that its flagship module was too white, too male and too Eurocentric Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 4月 16日
Professor apologises as ‘white engineers’ email falls flat Binghamton University, State University of New York academic’s response to fundraising dinner invitation for National Society of Black Engineers branded ‘deeply offensive’ Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 3月 26日
Should universities still teach Woody Allen’s films? University of California, San Diego, rejects student-led petition to drop filmmaker from curriculum over sexual abuse allegations Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 2月 28日
Historians urge PhD students to look beyond academic careers American Historical Association emphasises transferable skills and collaborative research Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 1月 8日
Should academics talk publicly about their former students? Law lecturer’s unflattering account of Senate candidate Roy Moore triggers debate Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 12月 18日
‘Open citations’ movement targets big publishers Restrictions on bibliometric data create ‘two-tiered’ research system, say campaigners Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 12月 11日
Cash-strapped university proposes to abolish academic departments Academics object to reforms at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 11月 21日
'Progressive stacking' teaching technique sparks debate Penn teaching assistant claims she is 'under attack' for calling on historically marginalised groups first Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 10月 23日
Nature editorial refires debate on scientific monuments Op-ed on statues of eugenicists and researchers who denied rights to non-white people branded ‘disastrous’ Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 9月 11日
US academics form counter-movement to 'drive racists off campus' Campus Antifascist Network plans self-defence training for scholars who may be challenged by white supremacists Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 8月 22日
Duke row after divinity professor calls diversity training a 'waste' Attack on event's 'totalitarian tendencies' seen as attempt to 'humiliate' colleague Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 5月 16日
Professor's death sparks debate on academic mental health Political scientist at Arizona State University thought to have taken his own life Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 4月 25日
Female academics 'held back by administrative workloads' US study suggests women perform more ‘service’ work in universities Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 4月 19日
Academic Twitter satire goes up a notch in Trump era Satirical scholars hit overdrive in the era of The Donald Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 2月 14日
State law threats to tenure raise concerns in the US Legislation in Missouri and Iowa seeks to curtail right to protected academic posts Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 1月 16日
Languages crisis in the US highlighted in new report American Academy of Arts and Sciences warns that problem exists from school right through to university Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 12月 19日
Scholars advised on dealing with the aftermath of US election Academic puts forward 'code of conduct' for dealing with Trump era Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 12月 5日
Kentucky gift ‘strings’ raise questions about high-profile donations University senate opposes terms of proposed $10 million deal with businessmen to set up centre for the study of free enterprise Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 10月 17日
Democrats 'far outnumber' Republicans in social sciences Findings may not be surprising for some, but study of US universities has raised questions about whether there is political bias among academics Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 10月 3日
Texas challenge against bid to keep guns out of professors’ offices Pro-gun group tries to block policy allowing concealed weapons ban in offices Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 8月 10日