Former Penn State leader ordered to jail over sex abuse failings Appeal on health grounds fails as prosecutor demands message for ignoring serial offending football coach Paul Basken 5月 27日
Professor accused of aiding sexually abusive PhD student Attacker got help with doctoral degree while victim was told to find new career, she claims Paul Basken 5月 27日
Class suspended over ‘hoax’ anti-white racism allegation Investigation, despite little evidence, seen as reflecting growing power of conservative critics of academia Paul Basken 5月 26日
Public funding of US higher education shifts downward Covid helps end eight years of average increases, with wide state variations Paul Basken 5月 26日
North Carolina faculty protest as Pulitzer winner denied tenure Intervention by Chapel Hill trustees hits higher education as dangerous new threat of political interference Paul Basken 5月 25日
Black US colleges enjoy a renaissance, and hope to make it last Covid and equity movement give HBCUs a moment – and money – to show their worth Paul Basken 5月 24日
Studies that fail to replicate ‘get more citations’ Articles in leading journals that can be reproduced gain 16 fewer citations a year on average, say Californian economists Jack Grove 5月 21日
Lander wins key Senate vote to be Biden science adviser Democrats accept nomination while extracting commitment on gender equity in science Paul Basken 5月 21日
University of Texas embraces state-funded ‘Liberty Institute’ Suggested new avenue for conservative donor influence opposed by students Paul Basken 5月 21日
Doctoral student held by Egypt pleads for help from universities Waleed Salem has been unable to leave home country after being jailed during research Paul Basken 5月 20日
King Alexander’s history: lessons from a twice-ousted president After two forced resignations, exiled president tackles racism and selfishness undermining US higher education Paul Basken 5月 19日
Supervising PhD behind bars breaks new ground in research Prisoners offer exceptionally honest answers to doctoral student serving with them in a US prison Matthew Reisz 5月 19日
