An uproar over the university’s handling of sexual misconduct accusations led to C.L. Max Nikias’s resignation.  

The organization says election to the NAS is for life.

The University of Tokyo confirmed last August that Yoshinori Watanabe tampered with research-related images, and dismissed him in late April.

Quentin Wheeler’s firing of department chairs earlier this year didn’t sit well with university faculty members.  

The specific reason for Thomas Jessell’s dismissal has not been disclosed.

Institutions document the effects of unconscious bias and set specific goals for gender balance.

To correct gender disparities in academic science, the Max Planck Society and the Australian government are taking the uncommonly direct approach of affirmative action.

The nine plaintiffs allege the university’s actions put women at risk.

An open letter from hundreds of faculty members in the U.S. and abroad declares they won’t encourage students to pursue education or careers there.