Fired Chinese academics victims of US university ¡®kangaroo court¡¯ FBI views academic collaboration with Chinese institutions as ¡®sharing with the enemy¡¯, says attorney for sacked geneticists By Paul Basken 10 July
US university professor helps beat Trump on Twitter blocking Despite win, academic acknowledges critics of tactic of rapid-fire attacks on president By Paul Basken 10 July
Harvard fires fencing coach after admissions probe The coach, Peter Brand, had accepted high home purchase price from applicant¡¯s father By Paul Basken 10 July
Academic conferences ¡®lack protections against sexual harassment¡¯ Only a quarter of biology conferences set rules on attendee behaviour and penalties for misconduct are even rarer, study finds By Paul Basken 8 July
Kamala Harris¡¯ HE record prioritises affordability and minority access Daughter of academic immigrants has plenty of history on higher education policies By Paul Basken 8 July
Alaska president seeks cuts ¡®glide path¡¯, not ¡®crash landing¡¯ While fighting huge state funding cut, James Johnsen concedes overcapacity and low interest By Paul Basken 5 July
Nobelist: work-life balance impossible for scholars in short term Wolfgang Ketterle says scientists should aim instead for equilibrium in the longer term, and always keep other interests or hobbies By David Matthews 5 July
Scientists quit Ligo project over authorship dispute Founder of Ligo project reveals some researchers have left over a lack of recognition, exposing wider attribution difficulties for large teams By David Matthews 5 July
USC to pay San Diego $50?million for poaching scientist Fast-growing Los Angeles campus had long insisted no impropriety in luring Paul Aisen, his data and his team By Paul Basken 4 July
Ex-Michigan governor abandons Harvard fellowship after protests Rick Snyder withdraws following criticism of his role in the Flint drinking water scandal By Paul Basken 4 July
Standardised admissions tests are irredeemably flawed Supplementing SAT scores with an ¡®environmental context dashboard¡¯ will not overcome the influence of non-academic factors, says Jessica Welburn Paige By Jessica Welburn Paige 4 July
University of Alaska ¡®devastated¡¯ by 41?per cent budget cut Reduction in budget to tune of $135 million (?107 million) could lead to 1,300 job losses, officials estimate By Paul Basken 1 July
