Professor accused of aiding sexually abusive PhD student Attacker got help with doctoral degree while victim was told to find new career, she claims By Paul Basken 27 May
Class suspended over ‘hoax’ anti-white racism allegation Investigation, despite little evidence, seen as reflecting growing power of conservative critics of academia By Paul Basken 26 May
Public funding of US higher education shifts downward Covid helps end eight years of average increases, with wide state variations By Paul Basken 26 May
North Carolina faculty protest as Pulitzer winner denied tenure Intervention by Chapel Hill trustees hits higher education as dangerous new threat of political interference By Paul Basken 25 May
Black US colleges enjoy a renaissance, and hope to make it last Covid and equity movement give HBCUs a moment – and money – to show their worth By Paul Basken 24 May
Studies that fail to replicate ‘get more citations’ Articles in leading journals that can be reproduced gain 16 fewer citations a year on average, say Californian economists By Jack Grove 21 May
Lander wins key Senate vote to be Biden science adviser Democrats accept nomination while extracting commitment on gender equity in science By Paul Basken 21 May
University of Texas embraces state-funded ‘Liberty Institute’ Suggested new avenue for conservative donor influence opposed by students By Paul Basken 21 May
Doctoral student held by Egypt pleads for help from universities Waleed Salem has been unable to leave home country after being jailed during research By Paul Basken 20 May
King Alexander’s history: lessons from a twice-ousted president After two forced resignations, exiled president tackles racism and selfishness undermining US higher education By Paul Basken 19 May
Supervising PhD behind bars breaks new ground in research Prisoners offer exceptionally honest answers to doctoral student serving with them in a US prison By Matthew Reisz 19 May
Police ‘aided fraternity members’ in?attack on?LGBTQ+ residence Pennsylvania liberal arts college promises external investigation of incident By Paul Basken 18 May