Diversity & Equity

Faculty Diversification Must Accelerate, Report Says

Colleen Flaherty — Mon, 12/05/2022 - 02:00 PM

Faculties So White

Colleen Flaherty — Thu, 12/01/2022 - 02:00 PM

Postdoc Not Required

Colleen Flaherty — Tue, 08/02/2022 - 03:00 PM

‘Beyond Rhetoric’ on Diversity

Colleen Flaherty — Mon, 06/06/2022 - 03:00 PM

Equity-Minded Mentorship as Courageous Action

Kimberly A. Griffin — Tue, 09/16/2025 - 03:00 AM

As formal DEI efforts come under intense pressures, Kimberly A. Griffin and W. Brad Johnson offer advice for how faculty can still advance equity in higher ed through mentorship.

6 More Faculty, Staff Removed for Kirk Comments

Emma Whitford — Fri, 09/12/2025 - 04:35 PM

Republican politicians and other conservatives are calling for employees, including those in higher ed, to be terminated for their social media posts about Kirk's killing.

On Being a Black Anthropologist

Rachel Laryea — Fri, 08/29/2025 - 03:00 AM

Rachel Laryea writes that identifying as a Black anthropologist felt wrong—until she started using the tools of the discipline to tell new stories about Black life.

How Disciplines Shape the DEI Debate

Matthew J. Mayhew — Thu, 08/28/2025 - 03:00 AM

Attitudes toward DEI differ sharply across academic disciplines, Matthew J. Mayhew writes.

AAUP Report: Faculty Salaries Rise Again, Though Not to Pre-Pandemic High

Ryan Quinn — Tue, 06/17/2025 - 03:00 AM

An uptick in faculty average salary wasn’t enough to recover to 2019-level compensation. The gender pay gap also persists, along with low per-course compensation for part-timers.

U of Minnesota Antiracism Center to Close After Founder Steps Down

Ryan Quinn — Mon, 05/19/2025 - 03:00 AM

Rachel Hardeman, who faces plagiarism allegations, left the university under a resignation agreement. The next day, the institution announced her center would shutter.