I have been sharing this study with my lab, and thought with the influx of job ads that the list might find it interesting as well. I was aware of the studies that look at differences in how people treat CVs in relation to perceived gender and ethnicity of applicants, but I was unaware that letters of recommendation could be biased! And, since when is collaboration a bad thing?!?!?

http://www.insidehighered.com/layout/set/popup/news/2010/11/10/letters


Julie Libarkin
Associate Professor, Director - Geocognition Research Lab
Michigan State University
206 Natural Science
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: 517-355-8369
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Geoscience Education

Affiliations: Department of Geological Sciences, Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Cognitive Science Program, Center for Research on College Science Teaching and Learning