Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
‘Pytannya’ For Today: How Similar Are the Ukrainian and Russian Languages?
As Vladimir Putin continues his assault on Ukraine, the differences between the Russian and Ukrainian languages have become part of the public discourse in the West
What May Await Ukrainian Academics? Expect Exile, Harassment and Censorship
The full extent of the damage on scholars and research from Ukraine will not be known for some time, but predictions are grim.
New Statement Supports Academic Inquiry by Actors Both On and Off Campus
More than 90 organizations based in higher education, ranging from the American Council on Education and American Association of University Professors to the Yes We Must Coalition and EDUCAUSE, have signed a statement supporting “academic inquiry and debate” on American campuses.
How Does Putin Think?
David Canter considers the sorts of psychological processes that may be shaping Vladimir Putin’s actions.
Talking With Bennie Kara, Winner of the First SAGE Social Justice Book Award
As a student, recalls Bennie Kara, school was a haven. And that haven beckoned to her as she mapped out her career […]
What Does the Data Tell Us About Black Coaches, the NFL and Discrimination
There are a lot of factors that play into deciding on who to hire as a head coach in the NFL. Looking at the data, race is one of them.
Let’s Define ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’
Looking at the entirety of what occurred on Jan. 6, 2021, it’s clear that there was both legitimate protest and illegitimate political violence. When political violence replaces political discourse, and when political leaders refuse to play by the democratic rules of the game, democracies weaken, and may even die.
Does Gender Bias Influence What Gets Called ‘Soft Science’?
Across studies in research described here, participants were consistently more likely to describe a discipline as a “soft science” when they’d been led to believe that proportionally more women worked in the field.
