Democrats press opportunity to revive US gun research Federal funding has slowed to a trickle over the past two decades Paul Basken 1月 22日
University faces questions over drug manufacturer influence Tufts reviewing links to the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 1月 21日
US mulls ‘stress tests’ for private universities After enduring tumultuous college closures, Massachusetts mulls forcing private institutions to prove their ongoing viability Paul Basken 1月 20日
Researchers to get easier access to US government data Scientific advances expected after new US law requires federal statistics and documents to be published in uniform and open formats Paul Basken 1月 19日
Science prizes won by women ‘offer less cash and prestige’ Analysis of awards in biology and biomedical sciences between 1968 and 2017 suggests women increasingly likely to win prizes for ‘service’ over research Rachael Pells 1月 18日
Academics hit by book publishing delays in US Paper shortages and printer closures blamed for backlog Lindsay McKenzie for Inside Higher Ed 1月 15日
North Carolina chancellor removes Confederate memorial and quits Head of flagship institution acts against divisive Civil War display without notifying state education leaders Paul Basken 1月 15日
College panel cites mental health in dismissal recommendation US chemical engineer claims she has been a victim of ‘academic mobbing’, including someone defecating in her bin Ellie Bothwell 1月 15日
Rare US college serving black women in fight for survival Bennett College seen as exemplifying challenges faced by small, private, minority-serving and women-only institutions Paul Basken 1月 13日
Online university courses for the masses fail to materialise In five years, Moocs go from dream of universal education to limited service for higher-end customers Paul Basken 1月 11日
Hoax against ‘grievance studies’ may get academic fired Portland State University says Peter Boghossian’s attack on academic explorations of race and gender failed to get ethics approval Paul Basken 1月 10日
Leadership intelligence: how to handle a donation controversy Generous philanthropic giving brings significant benefits to US universities but poses leadership challenges too, says ?ngel Cabrera Angel Cabrera 1月 10日