Universities ‘afraid to get blacklisted’ by funders avoid China collaborations US administrators wary of losing millions in government funding over risky China ties, scholars say By Pola Lem 28 March
Anthony Fauci’s vilification ‘deterring potential NIH leaders’ Hate campaign directed towards America’s chief pandemic scientist makes it harder to find permanent leader for world’s biggest research funder By Paul Basken 28 March
Talking leadership: Michael S. Roth on handling campus conflict President of ‘leftist hotbed’ Wesleyan University reflects on run-ins with students and controversial efforts to increase intellectual diversity By Jack Grove 27 March
2U’s edtech ethics submission criticised Executives at private course supply giant provided testimonials to government in their roles as former students By Paul Basken 23 March
Texas campus bans drag show Amid nationwide campaign to restrict LGBTQ rights, head of public institution forbids fundraiser on grounds that drag is ‘misogyny’ By Paul Basken 22 March
Johns Hopkins Covid dashboard: a PhD project viewed 2.5 billion times Ability of a university to work in flexible, interdisciplinary fashion meant Hopkins researchers could ‘fill gap’ between WHO and governments By Patrick Jack 22 March
‘Test case’ Pennsylvania plans university funding overhaul All eyes turn to large and poorly funded state system as it considers further cutbacks, providing clues as to how the US will tackle demographic changes By Paul Basken 21 March
We must ensure that Biden-style debt forgiveness is never needed again States, which all need a well-trained workforce to thrive, must contribute more to reducing the cost of public higher education, says Nancy Zimpher By Nancy Zimpher 21 March
The US Department of Education must do more to help students vote Universities need guidance on providing voter registration opportunities and using work-study funds for civic engagement, says Mike Burns By Mike Burns 18 March
Row over president’s research consumes Stanford After claims of image manipulation in papers by Marc Tessier-Lavigne, neuroscientist promises vindication amid signs of faculty unease By Paul Basken 17 March
University leaders must defend freedom against DeSantis’ overreach Higher education leaders are often reluctant to enter the political realm, but now this prudence carries the stench of cowardice, says Michael Roth By Michael Roth 17 March
Wellesley rejects student demand on gender Students at prominent all-female college vote to endorse admission of transgender male and non-binary students, but leadership refuses By Paul Basken 16 March