Here are three quick fixes that would mitigate precarity Giving adjuncts biweekly payments, internal status for permanent vacancies and tenure on promotion would all help, say Lisa Carver and Samantha King By Lisa Carver 25 July
Science inequity rooted in ‘moralised’ worship of ‘hard work’ Decade-long study of scientists’ output and attitudes produces book on why structural tactics to tackle gender and race inequalities fail By Paul Basken 22 July
Reproducibility in psychology ‘hinges on author role in replication’ Successful replication efforts heavily tied to whether original research team allowed a role, finds study of contentious psychology field By Paul Basken 20 July
US sector ‘would take 70 years’ to reach diversity goals Decades or centuries needed if progress continues at its current pace, consultancy firm concludes By Paul Basken 18 July
Laurentian crisis appears to near resolution Surprise insolvency has brought campus resignations and nationwide labour stress By Paul Basken 18 July
Michigan hires Santa Ono as president Leading US public institution, six months after firing Schlissel over affair claims, gets top academic voice on equity from UBC By Paul Basken 14 July
Admissions tests hinder disabled students, US audit finds With SAT and ACT already losing acceptance because of inequities, GAO details cost-related struggle of students to gain needed accommodations By Paul Basken 14 July
Northwestern president appointee pulls out after cancer diagnosis Rebecca Blank, who was until recently head of Wisconsin’s flagship campus, to return to state to fight aggressive form of disease By Paul Basken 12 July
Abortion ruling tipped to turbocharge US college voting turnout After 80 per cent gain in youth voting for last midterm congressional election cycle, Supreme Court decision seen as driving interest even higher By Paul Basken 12 July
Laval suspensions fuel Canadian free speech debates Professors sanctioned for vaccine discussions as politicians seen gearing up for US-style assault on academic rights By Paul Basken 8 July
Pittsburgh funding in peril over fetal research Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania hold up state’s budget as part of demand that university gets no money if valued research involving aborted tissue persists By Paul Basken 7 July
Canada urged to drop English language tests for Nigerian students As enrolments rebound after Covid, students from biggest African nation found to face tougher conditions on testing, financing, visas and admissions By Paul Basken 6 July