University of Alberta defends controversial honorary degree Canadian institution comes under fire over decision to hand award to David Suzuki, a critic of province’s energy industry By Ellie Bothwell 1 May
US university revokes scholarships after going over budget Fears over international impact of UT Tyler’s decision, with Nepalese applicants hardest hit By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 30 April
Social media ‘fair game’ in admissions process But survey finds less than a third of colleges actually look at social media profiles when making admissions decisions By Ellie Bothwell 25 April
New research partnership model devised after Facebook scandal Academics establish deal with social network that will allow ‘insider’ scholars to filter data given to researchers By Ellie Bothwell 25 April
US student enrolment growth to ‘decline over next decade’ But government data predict that share of black and ethnic minority students on campuses will rise By Ellie Bothwell 24 April
Students must lead the fight for fewer guns on US campuses It’s time for students to step in and end the political stalemate on stopping gun violence on university campuses, says Sarah Kenny By Sarah Kenny 24 April
Black students ‘do better’ at historically black colleges in US Study reveals success of historically black universities when students’ backgrounds are taken into account By Ellie Bothwell 17 April
Move over, Mediterranean: liberal arts course turns to Harlem Reed College responds to student complaints that its flagship module was too white, too male and too Eurocentric By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 16 April
Tweet to gain citations – and include ‘charismatic animals’ Researchers who actively push their papers on social media gain more citations, study finds By Rachael Pells 14 April
Ivan Davis, 1932-2018 Leading pianist who spent more than four decades at the University of Miami remembered By Matthew Reisz 12 April
Confucius Institute crackdown predicted as global inquiries mount Universities may close centres or be forced to register employees as foreign agents as a result of investigations, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 12 April
Career advice: how to manage a public relations crisis The dawn of the digital age means universities must rethink how they respond to negative headlines, according to a new book By Sophie Inge 12 April