Executive search firms blamed for shrinking presidential tenures Once rare, now commonplace, use of private companies to hire new presidents coming at large cost to US universities, research team finds By Paul Basken 23 November
Progress on gender equality ¡®set back by lost generation¡¯ Study finds that post-war baby boom probably led to scores of women being lost to American science By Simon Baker 22 November
¡®Reclaim the meaning of the liberal arts¡¯, universities urged Breadth of study and ¡®authentic learning communities¡¯ can transform many different dimensions of graduates¡¯ lives By Matthew Reisz 21 November
Canadian higher education makes major push for?equity Year of collective assessment after Floyd killing leaves nation¡¯s top universities promising firm diversity goals with publicly measurable outcomes By Paul Basken 19 November
Teaching Summit: ¡®strike early¡¯ to cultivate tomorrow¡¯s researchers Research at undergraduate level engages students and helps keep the academic pipeline flowing By John Ross 19 November
Citizen science makes breakthrough post-pandemic Equity challenges loom, but solidifying evidence of value brings academic stature to science of partnering with the public By Paul Basken 19 November
US colleges get new challenge on tuition fee discounts Former corporate finance analyst promises to help students negotiate campus aid awards in return for a cut By Paul Basken 19 November
Teaching Summit: turn away from humanities ¡®will harm critical thinking¡¯ Universities should ensure all students, including in sciences, can access ¡®great humanities education¡¯, Berkeley dean tells THE summit By John Morgan 17 November
¡®We screwed this up¡¯: Western retreats from lanyard ID plan President of Canadian institution admits mistake in moving quickly amid concern over sexual assaults on campus and nearby violence By Paul Basken 16 November
Howard University students end month-long housing protest Fearing for protester well-being, university¡¯s president promises improvements in dormitory conditions to conclude uprising at prominent institution By Paul Basken 16 November
University of Austin: the new front in the fight for US campuses While mocked as a cast of falsely aggrieved outcasts, planned private upstart raises fear of fundamental new avenue of well-resourced partisan attack on academia By Paul Basken 16 November
Open Doors: US international student recruitment up by two-thirds After extended run of pandemic and political obstacles, Biden officials celebrate revival even as totals still lag pre-Covid highs By Paul Basken 15 November