Yale sanctions open debate on lack of faculty-student party rules US professors often extend off-campus invites, but generally without official guidelines By Paul Basken 21 April
Students anxious over Toronto mental health tactics University tries to allay fears that reporting mental health issues could result in students being barred from campus By Paul Basken 20 April
Innovation Summit: ‘follow-up’ commercialisation key to equitable prosperity Centres of invention such as Silicon Valley ‘a model for burgeoning inequality’, summit hears By John Ross 19 April
SDG badges for courses and students put sustainability at our core Students want to learn more about sustainable development and feel prepared for the jobs of the future, says Jamie McGowan By Jamie McGowan 19 April
US lawmakers back more research funding but want it spread wider Senators warm to massive federal funding hike, but with greater share for non-elite institutions By Paul Basken 19 April
Beyond the academy: what all PhD students should know A failure of imagination and aversion to networking is preventing doctoral students finding rewarding careers outside academia, says Max Horder By Max Horder 18 April
Zoom pulls back from blocking controversial academic talks Video platform made powerful by pandemic agrees to largely let universities police content By Paul Basken 15 April
Caution urged as vaccine passports rolled out for campus returns US and Israeli institutions lead way on demanding immunisation but leading epidemiologist questions added value of ‘green pass’ By Ellie Bothwell 15 April
Treating diversity as common good ‘less help for black students’ Students fare better when campuses frame equity as quest for justice, Princeton analysis finds By Paul Basken 13 April
Pay US scientists more to resist Chinese offers, says Republican Salary boost might be more effective than legal crackdowns in thwarting international recruiting and funding approaches, argues Oklahoma representative By Paul Basken 13 April
‘Inaction’ on rolling back Trump-era immigration rules criticised Foreign students, mostly from Asia, ‘will simply go elsewhere’ if Biden doesn’t act soon By Joyce Lau 12 April
Biden proposes 40?per cent budget boost for education Higher education priorities include racial and economic diversity, and science By Paul Basken 12 April
