Afternoon Update: Are Women Held to a Higher Standard in Publishing?

The end of the star system; against the writing center; CRT professors cancel courses; "U.S. News" changes methodology after boycott; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now read The Chronicle on [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. A GENDERED TINGE [Are Women Held to a Higher Standard in Publishing?]( By Sylvia Goodman [STORY IMAGE]( Early research shows economics papers by women can spend months longer in review, raising questions about biases in the process. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | ESSAY [The End of the Star System]( By Katie Kadue [STORY IMAGE]( At the English Institute, long a citadel of prestige, our correspondent finds egalitarianism in the face of collapse. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Against the Writing Center]( By Blake Smith [STORY IMAGE]( Teaching composition shouldn’t require so much jargony pseudoscience. THE REVIEW [Fired for Teaching Art History]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( Plus: An update on a dispute in psychology, and some of 2022’s greatest hits. DATA [Which Universities Spend the Most Money on Research?]( By Audrey Williams June [STORY IMAGE]( Most institutions in the top 30 spent $1 billion or more on research in the 2021 fiscal year. RACE ON CAMPUS [When College Presidents Should Speak Out on Racism]( By Adrienne Lu [STORY IMAGE]( Many leaders have struggled with the issue over the past few years. Some have argued for institutional neutrality. Here’s what two presidents told us. ACADEMIC FREEDOM [Muzzled by DeSantis, Critical-Race-Theory Professors Cancel Courses or Modify Teaching]( As fewer faculty members are protected by tenure, they’re finding it harder to resist laws, like those pushed by the governor of Florida, that ban certain racial topics. Their students suffer the consequences. (ProPublica/The Atlantic) THE PECKING ORDER [After Boycott by Law Schools, ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Changes Ranking System]( The magazine said in a letter on Monday that it would alter its methods to address [the schools’ concerns](. The letter said it would de-emphasize [reputation surveys]( and whether graduates got lucrative private-sector jobs, and would play up their lower-paying public-sector jobs and advanced degrees. (The New York Times, The Chronicle) ASSETS [U. of Alaska Will Gain Huge Tracts of Land Under New Federal Budget Law]( A clause in the $1.7-trillion spending measure will give the university, a land-grant institution, some 360,000 acres of federal land — half the size of Rhode Island — over the next four years. The university will benefit from the land, likely to be in dispersed parcels, by leasing or selling it to third parties for such activities as mining, oil drilling, and timbering. (Alaska Beacon) TECHNOLOGY [Ransomware Gang Says It Leaked Data From Xavier U. of Louisiana]( Vice Society says it released information on students and employees after the university declined to pay up after a cyberattack attack in November. (The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate) FACILITIES [Several Canisius College Buildings Are Damaged in Blizzard]( Among other damage, a burst pipe “[fairly well destroyed]( the inside of one building on the campus in Buffalo, N.Y. Buildings on two nearby State University of New York campuses — the University at Buffalo and Erie Community College — [also were damaged](. (WIVB, The Buffalo News) EVENTS [Browse Upcoming and On-Demand Virtual Events]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join a discussion with national experts and leading practitioners on how to navigate an uncertain future and what new ideas your institution can pursue. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [Reimagining the Student Experience - The Chronicle Store]( [Reimagining the Student Experience]( Many colleges are intentionally rethinking and reshaping what has broadly become known as the student experience. [Order your copy today]( to explore the many forces affecting the student experience with the goal of making students’ time on campus more engaging. NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2023 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037