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Op-ed: Drugging and the college party culture: Why it matters, and what we can do now

Op-ed: Drugging and the college party culture: Why it matters, and what we can do now

When news of the most recent drugging accusations at fraternity parties at Northwestern University broke over…

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Perspective | Colleges and universities can do more to protect students and faculty against hate ...

Perspective | Colleges and universities can do more to protect students and faculty against hate ...

The national discussion on school safety is more often than not focused on K-12 schools - but it is just as m…

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Authority and Caring: A Zero-Sum Game for Women Leaders?

Authority and Caring: A Zero-Sum Game for Women Leaders?

The last few years have brought renewed attention to the unique challenges facing women leaders. Feminist cel…

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Our High School Discipline Is Outdated. This Is How We Should Fix It.

Our High School Discipline Is Outdated. This Is How We Should Fix It.

In such situations, district leaders require a framework for making choices about school discipline policy an…

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The Longer Gender Game For Girls - garnetnews.com

The Longer Gender Game For Girls - garnetnews.com

The midterm elections demonstrated a shift for women in power and the move to gender parity in what many are …

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Academia's 'Baby Penalty'

Academia's 'Baby Penalty'

Last month, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter introduced a suite of new Pentagon policies aimed at retaining…

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Why one-size-fits-all metrics for evaluating schools must go

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By SImone Ispa-Landa, Simone Ispa-Landa, Wendy Espeland
| The Washington Post Verified
For several decades now, education policymakers have been obsessed with data-driven accountability - usually with standardized test scores as the key metric. The approach has failed to achieve any of the goals supporters have championed, such as closing the achievement gap, and has instead brought us things like pep rallies to get students excited to take standardized tests and methods to evaluate teachers based on the scores.
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Colleges and universities can do more to protect students and faculty against hate crimes. Here are some ideas.

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By SImone Ispa-Landa, Simone Ispa-Landa, Noelle Hurd
| The Washington Post Verified
The national discussion on school safety is more often than not focused on K-12 schools - but it is just as much of a concern to those who work, visit or live on college and university campuses. FBI statistics show that hate crimes on college campuses are rising, and the mass shootings in the country have left many Americans more concerned about gun violence than ever.
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Authority and Caring: A Zero-Sum Game for Women Leaders?

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By SImone Ispa-Landa, Simone Ispa-Landa, Sara Mastbaum Thomas
| wipsociology.org
The last few years have brought renewed attention to the unique challenges facing women leaders. Feminist celebrities like Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham, and  Ava DuVernay decry sexist double standards that hold women back professionally, and intense public commentary has focused on the possibility of a likability penalty for women in politics.
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