Gender

Dale G. Caldwell has been named president of Centenary U.

Gazette

Transitions: Centenary U. Names First Black President; New Provost Selected at the U. of Pennsylvania

By Julia Piper February 14, 2023

Dale G. Caldwell will be the first Black president of Centenary University, in New Jersey.

Murfreesboro, Tenn., - Zofia Zagalsky, 24, a senior at Middle Tennessee State University, poses for a portrait on campus. Zagalsky, who is a transgender woman, has found acceptance at the university. Zagalsky joined the Lambda Association, the oldest LGBTQ+ higher education student organization in Tennessee.

Title IX

A Standoff Over Transgender Rights

By Grace Mayer January 31, 2023

As conflict escalates between Biden and conservatives, colleges are caught in the middle.

2G0MRPM Dr. Eric Lander, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), speaks following being ceremonially sworn in by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington, U.S., June 2, 2021. (Al Drago, Reuters, Alamy )

Lingering Concerns

Eric Lander Left the White House Under a Cloud. Now He’s Back at Work, and Not Everyone’s Happy.

By Stephanie M. Lee January 27, 2023

President Biden’s former science adviser is returning to the Broad Institute following allegations of bullying.

Minouche (Nemat) Shafik has been named the first female president of Columbia U.

Gazette

Transitions: Columbia U. Names Next President; U. of South Florida Selects New Provost

By Julia Piper January 26, 2023

Minouche (Nemat) Shafik has been named president of Columbia University.

Retaliation Alleged

After Mysterious Suspension of Award-Winning UCLA Professor, Scientists Fight Back

By Katherine Mangan January 25, 2023

A prominent ecologist had complained of racial discrimination before being barred from campus.

Illustration of a woman with hands on bars of a prison cell. The bars are the edges of the pages of a book

Prison Education

How Prison Education Overlooks Women

By Katherine Mangan January 20, 2023

For women serving time, fewer choices and more delays stand in the way of college degrees.

Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, a leading economist whose career has focused on public policy and academe, will become the 20th president of Columbia University on July 1, 2023.

Leadership

Columbia Names Its First Female President

By Megan Zahneis January 18, 2023

Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, an economist and president of the London School of Economics and Political Science, is the latest among a growing number of women leading major research institutions.

Illustration showing an all-seeing "Big Brother" eye spying into a classroom.

The Review | Opinion

Do Professors Have a Right to Mistreat Students?

By Andrew Koppelman December 9, 2022

Conservative courts are establishing a dangerous new precedent to discriminate and abuse.

Sexual Misconduct

‘We’re Done Waiting’: In Economics, Frustrations Over Harassment Take an Explicit Turn Online

By Carolyn Kuimelis October 28, 2022

On Twitter, a public airing of economists alleged to have behaved badly has begun. Supporters say it’s a needed last resort, while others say it’s the wrong venue for an important conversation.

Mordechai Levovitz, founder of Jewish Queer Youth waves a rainbow flag with a Star of David on the YU campus, as he leads the group in songs. (Photo by Michael Luongo)

Gay Rights

‘Alternative’ or ‘Sham’? Yeshiva U. Created a New LGBTQ Club — but Won’t Recognize the One That Sued

By Sylvia Goodman October 24, 2022

The university said the new club is “an Orthodox alternative” to the YU Pride Alliance that will endorse strict adherence to traditional Jewish law.