Canada’s efforts at boosting inclusivity will not fly The adoption of an Athena SWAN-style initiative is undermined by a failure to meaningfully consult Indigenous Peoples, say Karen Lawford and Jamie Lundine Karen Lawford 5月 27日
US accreditors seek better treatment of black colleges Struggling minority institutions feel ‘unfair’ assessments a key handicap Paul Basken 5月 26日
Retention challenges leave ‘debt-free’ promises sounding hollow Impact of massive gifts may be limited if high dropout rates among disadvantaged students cannot be reined in Paul Basken 5月 24日
Political hits now may help academia in Canadian election Provincial threats to higher education could arouse voter sympathies by October Paul Basken 5月 22日
First the worst? Lead authors ‘should take misconduct blame’ Holding ‘probably innocent’ co-authors responsible for research wrongdoing cannot be justified, say academics Nick Mayo 5月 22日
Ontario ends funding for artificial intelligence institute C$30 million cut also hits research on regenerative medicine Paul Basken 5月 21日
US campus doctor tied to decades of student sexual abuse Ohio State tallies 177 male victims of Richard Strauss amid ignored complaints Paul Basken 5月 20日
Harvard row prompts call for clarity on administrator freedom Dean was removed following opposition to his role in Harvey Weinstein’s legal team Ellie Bothwell 5月 20日
US scientists plead for clarity on foreign collaboration rules White House promising consolidated approach to suspicions of espionage in labs Paul Basken 5月 20日
The new Gates-funded commission could threaten liberal arts subsidies The commission will put a value on a college education, moving the country into a two-tiered system, argues Nicholas Tampio Nicholas Tampio 5月 20日
Trump tweets ‘directly cut foreign student interest in US’ ‘Real-time’ data from recruiter’s website shows ‘travel ban’ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told David Matthews 5月 17日
Failure to support presses is a betrayal of the academic mission Stanford University’s insistence that its press break even is another bleak milestone in corporatisation, says David Palumbo-Liu David Palumbo-Liu 5月 15日
