Download: Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | The National Academies Press

“Sexual harassment undermines women’s professional and educational attainment and mental and physical health. When women experience sexual harassment in the workplace, the professional outcomes include declines in job satisfaction; withdrawal from their organization (i.e., distancing themselves from the work either physically or mentally without actually quitting, having thoughts or intentions of leaving their job, and…

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The Cersei Effect: How Businesses Turn Colleagues into Backstabbers | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Have you ever experienced this? I have. Source: The Cersei Effect: How Businesses Turn Colleagues into Backstabbers | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Second Place America? Increasing Challenges to US Scientific Leadership | Innovation Task Force

A report everyone should be reading now. Download free here.

US Research Status at Risk | CHE

From the International Division of the Chronicle of Higher Education The United States risks losing its status as the world’s leader in scientific research,  a report warns. China is on track to surpass America in expenditures on scientific research, while countries including Britain, Germany, and South Korea have national strategies for investment in research and development.…

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Advancing diversity and inclusion at Stanford – Notes from the Quad

Love my alma mater! Source: Advancing diversity and inclusion at Stanford – Notes from the Quad

English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives | The National Academies Press

English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming, Classrooms, Schools, and Lives, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has produced five webinars that further discuss the findings and recommendations of the report (see below and download free). All of these webinars are free to access.  Source: English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives |…

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3 Simple Habits to Improve Your Critical Thinking | HBR

  Question assumptions Reason through logic Diversify thought Source: 3 Simple Habits to Improve Your Critical Thinking

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative boosting academic links? | Times Higher Education (THE)

The New World is missing all this action! Source: Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative boosting academic links? | Times Higher Education (THE)

The Professor Is In: When the Promise of Research Support Falls Flat | ChronicleVitae

Research money is scarce and federal budgets limited. Yet many private universities have millions (if not billions) of dollars in endowment accounts. I wonder how do they use this money… Source: The Professor Is In: When the Promise of Research Support Falls Flat | ChronicleVitae

9 Types Of People Who Never Succeed At Work | LinkedIn

  Source: (24) 9 Types Of People Who Never Succeed At Work | LinkedIn