November 30, 2022
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Fear of Professional Backlash May Keep Women from Speaking Up at Academic Conferences
Future work could extend these findings by exploring how race and other identities may influence conference attendees’ willingness to ... -
Former math teacher explains why some students are ‘good’ at math and others lag behind
Math proficiency scores fell during the pandemic. fstop123 via Getty Images Frances E. Anderson, University of Nebraska Omaha When Frances E. ...November 30, 2022 -
Why I teach a course connecting Taylor Swift’s songs to the works of Shakespeare, Hitchcock and Plath
Literary devices abound in Taylor Swift’s body of work. John Shearer/TAS18 via Getty Images Elizabeth Scala, The University of Texas at ...November 30, 2022 -
More Colleges Offering Admission to Students Who Never Applied
Direct admissions allow colleges to send offers to students based just on GPAs or a few other criteria It sounds too good to be true: Get into ...November 10, 2022 -
‘The tipping point is coming’: Unprecedented exodus of young life scientists is shaking up academia
SAN DIEGO — Rayyan Gorashi is keeping her options open. After all, she’s still a second-year bioengineering Ph.D. student at UC San ...November 10, 2022 -
L'ORÉAL USA ANNOUNCES 2022 FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE FELLOWS, REINFORCING DECADES-LONG COMMITMENT TO WOMEN IN STEM
Five postdoctoral scientists awarded grants to advance research and encourage next generation of women in STEM ...November 1, 2022 -
The ethics of canceling student debt is more about fairness than broken promises
Several groups have opposed President Joe BIden’s plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt. Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for ...November 1, 2022 -
Disasters like Hurricane Ian can affect academic performance for years to come
Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can vary from one student to the next. LumiNola via Getty Images Carl F. Weems, Iowa State ...October 25, 2022
