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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
By Nell Gluckman

Decades ago, Nancy Hopkins led successful efforts to advance equity for women on the elite campus. Now she reflects on what has, and hasn’t, changed. (PREMIUM)

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Backgrounder

We asked dozens of women about gender and power on campus. Here’s what they told us.

Government
By Sarah Brown

A letter from the department suggested that the Duke-UNC center lacks political balance and, as a result, might lose $235,000 in annual federal funds. (PREMIUM)

Graduate Students
By Emma Pettit

“We recognize that this will be disappointing to nearly everyone,” the university’s associate dean of graduate education wrote in an email.

Academic Labor
By Vimal Patel

The National Labor Relations Board is revisiting graduate students’ right to unionize. But rather than looking at an individual case, the board is proposing a rule that would exclude teaching and research assistants from being covered by the National Labor Relations Act. (PREMIUM)

Teaching
By Beth McMurtrie

At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, first-year students can slowly immerse themselves in project-based learning, to prepare them for more complex courses later on.

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Judgment Daze: A Debate
By Michael Clune

The eschewal of judgment is arrogant and irresponsible.  

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