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Universities Say They Want More Diverse Faculties. So Why Is Academia Still So White?
Universities Say They Want More Diverse Faculties. So Why Is Academia Still So White?
Academia has a problem with race. It’s a problem that academia — like the rest of American society — doesn’t like to acknowledge.
The North is Drawing the South Closer, But, This is Not the Whole Picture of Geographical Inclusion
The North is Drawing the South Closer, But, This is Not the Whole Picture of Geographical Inclusion
Geographical inclusion in scholarly publishing needs to do more than just drawing the Global South closer to the Global North.
Rafia Zakaria: 'A Lot of White Female Professors Told Me to Quit'
The activist and author discusses why there is no one-size-fits-all feminism and her aim to create work that comforts women of colour who have been 'gaslit'
Why I shared my experiences of homophobia with my academic colleagues
I pride myself on coming from a place of “yes.” So it was uncharacteristic that, when my department head asked me to share my experiences of homophobia at a recent virtual diversity town hall for faculty, my first reaction was to decline.
'Good Progress' on Research Excellence Framework Panel Diversity
'Good Progress' on Research Excellence Framework Panel Diversity
Female representation now proportionate to UK academia as a whole, even if ethnic minorities still fall short.
Modern Mathematics Confronts Its White, Patriarchal Past
Mathematicians want to think their field is a meritocracy, but bias, harassment and exclusion persist.
Science Can't Be Pākehā or Māori, It's Just Science
"Science belongs to all of us and it is not an enemy of any culture."
The Lack of People of Colour in Science Images Must Be Fixed
Archives, libraries, photo agencies and publishers need to do better to reflect science's true past and present.
Seek Diversity to Solve Complexity
A wide range of perspectives brings unique insight to societal problems.
Black Scientists Find Community-and Plan for the Road Ahead
The Black in X network mobilized last summer to bring attention to racism in STEM. This week, they're holding their first conference to talk about what's next.
The Myth of Diversity and Inclusion in Science
The US scientific research enterprise is completely intertwined with US global hegemony.
Scientific Success by Numbers
Big data bibliometrics must take into account qualitative analyses of research as a social institution, rooted in history, economics and politics.
The REF's Singular Focus on Excellence Limits Academic Diversity
Research assessment exercises in the UK ostensibly serve to evaluate research, but they also shape and manage it. The author argues that the REF promotes a narrow vision and calls for a wider distribution of research funding to prevent fields being captured by dominant academic cultures.
Equity Concerns Persist over Open-Access Publishing
Senior male researchers at prestigious institutions are the most likely to pay to publish open access, study suggests.
Socioeconomic Roots of Academic Faculty
Article investigates the representativeness of faculty childhood socioeconomic status and whether it may implicitly limit efforts to diversify the professoriate in terms of race, gender, and geography.
Race on Campus: Why Faculty Diversity Remains Largely a Zero-Sum Game
Race on Campus: Why Faculty Diversity Remains Largely a Zero-Sum Game
Without more people of color pursuing doctoral degrees, the talent pool will stay predominantly white.
HHMI Commits $30 Million to Increase Diversity in Science with 21 Hanna Gray Fellows
HHMI Commits $30 Million to Increase Diversity in Science with 21 Hanna Gray Fellows
HHMI announces the selection of 21 exceptional early career scientists as 2020 Hanna Gray Fellows to support diversity in biomedical research. The 2022 Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program competition will open later this year.
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