How to protect your bright mind from the drain of everyday racism you may encounter in academic life.

By creating journals that put a premium on replicability, grant-funding agencies can revolutionize the publishing landscape.

A new organization is helping researchers explain their work and why it matters.

It’s wreaking havoc in universities and jeopardizing the progress of research.

The accusations against the Hollywood producer have prompted frank conversations about sexual misconduct. But it will still take a lot to shift how higher education treats such cases, experts say.

It’s clearly not open to all if scholars are required to pay to publish their results.

Professors and aspiring professors are complicit in perpetuating a rigged system.

What you should look for in an academic friend.

For years university researchers have complained that the publishing giant has driven up the costs of journals. Now, as data-sharing becomes more valuable, the company’s shifting focus is raising new concerns.

Critics of two reports by the academies have cited potential disclosure problems among study panelists. Now, an official says, the idea of a policy review "has just gained more and more traction."

Creators of a free tool that locates open-access versions of research articles are hoping to make scholarly publishers rethink their business models.

As a young professor 25 years ago, Lisa J. Graumlich awoke to a career success: Her work studying tree-ring patterns to reconstruct 1,000 years of global climate history had just become headline news...

How a seemingly innocent blog post led to serious doubts about Cornell’s famous food laboratory.

How the humanities survive on exploitation.

It’s often argued that studying the liberal arts will enrich the life of the mind. For STEM majors, it can also give them a practical advantage in their careers.

Four steps toward an alternative academic career.