by Gary McDowell | Mar 12, 2019 | Data, News, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Resources
The data above is from our paper “Monitoring the compliance of the academic enterprise with the Fair Labor Standards Act” showing how institutions were expecting to change salaries after the last FLSA update was blocked. The Fair Labor Standards...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 11, 2019 | Sexual Harassment
This post is by FoR Executive Director Dr. Gary McDowell. March 8th was International Women’s Day 2019, during which you likely heard about numerous financial and funding disparities in academia, including but not limited to: a gender pay gap in scientist...
by Gary McDowell | Feb 14, 2019 | Diversity in science, Grassroots movements, Policy, Sexual Harassment
This post is a modified and updated version of a post from January 2019. The U.S. Department of Education is reopening submission for comments on changes to Title IX (Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal...
by Gary McDowell | Jan 28, 2019 | Ideas for change, Policy, Sexual Harassment
The deadline to comment on changes to Title IX (Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance) has been extended to January 30th. We are urging you to contact the U.S. Department of Education and...
by Gary McDowell | Jan 3, 2019 | Diversity in science, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Mentoring, Personal perspectives
This is part of a series of blog posts explaining our push for centering mentoring in academia. We are organizing a meeting in Chicago in June 2019 to take action – you can learn more about the effort here. Donate to our mentoring effort! This is a post...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 31, 2018 | FOR meetings, Fundraising, Ideas for change, Mentoring
This is part of a series of blog posts explaining our push for centering mentoring in academia. We are organizing a meeting in Chicago in June 2019 to take action – you can learn more about the effort here. Donate to our mentoring effort! We are focused on our...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 29, 2018 | FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Mentoring, Resources
This is part of a series of blog posts explaining our push for centering mentoring in academia. We are organizing a meeting in Chicago in June 2019 to take action – you can learn more about the effort here. Donate to our mentoring effort! Today we wanted...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is part of a series of blog posts explaining our push for centering mentoring in academia. We are organizing a meeting in Chicago in June 2019 to take action – you can learn more about the effort here. Donate to our mentoring effort! This is a guest post by...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 27, 2018 | FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Mentoring
This is part of a series of blog posts explaining our push for centering mentoring in academia. We are organizing a meeting in Chicago in June 2019 to take action – you can learn more about the effort here. Donate to our mentoring effort! This is a guest...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 26, 2018 | FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Mentoring
This is part of a series of blog posts explaining our push for centering mentoring in academia. We are organizing a meeting in Chicago in June 2019 to take action – you can learn more about the effort here. Donate to our mentoring effort! Academics are commonly...