| Faculty By Emma Pettit A scientist chided young women who wear revealing clothing at scholarly conferences. Amid the backlash, the conversation pivoted to sex discrimination and women’s inclusion in academe. |
| Research By Alexander C. Kafka Psychology has dominated the field for decades. But a three-year, $5.1-million project showcases interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, empirical research, with an emphasis on philosophy and an openness toward religion. |
| Government By Claire Hansen Under the proposal, unveiled on Wednesday by the U.S. Education Department, student-loan borrowers would find it more difficult to demonstrate that their college had defrauded them. |
| Rankings Race By Megan Zahneis Multiple programs in the college’s business school — not just its online M.B.A. program — submitted inflated data to U.S. News & World Report. |
| Marathon Man By Sarah Brown Andrew Torget plans a 30-hour lecture at the University of North Texas on the history of Texas — all of it, “from cave people up until last week.” |
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| The Chronicle Review By Patrick Iber How to stop pseudo-historical grift from taking over the field. |
| Lingua Franca Can lexicography help solve political disputes about who is or isnât anti-Semitic? Geoff Pullum doesnât think so. |
