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In August of this year, the debate over affirmative action in higher education returned, once again, to the fore. The New York Times published an article based on an internal Just…

Temple University PA offers veterans, active-duty military and reservists as well as their dependents and survivors a strong support system to navigate the landscape of higher edu…

When I get threats like this, I wonder if writing about white supremacy or sexism is worth it.

To be unruly is risky because you are shaking the foundations. You are questioning patriarchy.

Shepard: “This collection offers a remarkably diverse..range of materials exploring the margins of 20th-century American gender and sexuality."

Cavanagh: “Students aren’t going to learn if they don’t care.”

Mostly, I'm tired of people on the internet telling me what to care about or what supposedly distracts me.

Dofat: “We can’t give up on any students who want to continue their education.”

Okorafor: “We had tremendous potential to change the narrative as African women.”

The Indiana rule doesn't go far enough to protect vulnerable students on campus.

Mason: “We’re educating the next generation of leaders—not just criminal justice leaders, but leaders in all of our communities.”

Watching Wonder Woman become Wonder Woman made me catch my breath. She made me want to be brave and compassionate.

Nicolazzo: "The […] thing is not to frame trans* people as facing massive deficits or always needing to catch up to their cisgender peers."

A substantial amount of feminist activism exists in the digital space—online and in social media. Doctoral student Briana Barner thinks it is essential to capture and retain these…

Feminist Fight Club never quite gets to the root of the problem: the workplace is still structured for men's success, not women's.

When I was in graduate school, I was a part of the Tallahassee Equality Action Ministry (TEAM), an interfaith direct action movement that brought together religious organizations …

Scholars traditionally have had trouble translating their high-level, nuanced thinking to a broader audience, said Dr. Megan Goodwin . Pop culture's flip communication style and l…

In a recent essay , “Can't or Won't: The Culture of Helplessness,” published on Inside Higher Ed , professor Lori Isbell expressed frustration with what she identified as “the cul…

When I was teaching at a university—which I did for 12 years—I never considered seeking disability accommodations. (My disability is invisible, by the way—to those I've not disclo…

I started Rebecca Solnit's The Mother of All Questions (Haymarket Books, 2017) on International Women's Day, March 8, which was also the Day Without a Woman protest/strike organiz…