Create ‘rebuttal’ unit to counteract fake news, scientists told Paper calls for scientific organisations to monitor platforms ‘known to spread false and misleading’ information about research and ‘respond quickly’ Ellie Bothwell 12月 12日
Half of US scientists drop out of academia within five years Study based on fields of astronomy, ecology and robotics suggests huge drop in duration of scholarly careers Paul Basken 12月 11日
Porn star talk exposes role of funding in free speech debate Managers’ first reaction is usually to ‘look at the bottom line’, but ‘they’re just usually not as crass and as crude as this’ Jon Marcus 12月 10日
Warning over impact of Indigenous discrimination case in Canada Legal battle between aboriginal former dean and university could halt institutions’ progress on indigenisation, scholars say Ellie Bothwell 12月 10日
Fears seen as outpacing reality as Chinese buy US colleges Chinese purchases of US college campuses may be more about pursuing business objectives than promoting ideology Paul Basken 12月 8日
Scholars with administrative roles ‘have less academic freedom’ Andrew Potter case reflects broader trend of universities valuing reputation over scholarly freedom, say academics Ellie Bothwell 12月 7日
Closure of US for-profit chain leaves 15,000 students stranded Education Corporation of America, with more than 70 for-profit US colleges, falls victim to changing economics and sector-wide crackdown on abuses Paul Basken 12月 6日
US research universities join bid to meet UN development goals More than 60 US institutions to work with 800 others worldwide in tackling global strategy on environment, education and equality Paul Basken 12月 5日
Ethical and pragmatic? Penn president on her Trump ‘silence’ Amy Gutmann insists she ‘speaks out firmly’ on issues that relate to the values of the University of Pennsylvania Ellie Bothwell 12月 5日
Leadership intelligence: storm-tested universities offer lessons Leaders of US institutions that survived massive hurricane damage discuss what it takes to manage major crises Paul Basken 12月 4日
Canadian academics lament decline of shared governance Union members urged to regain influence by focusing on big-picture problems, but time constraints emerge as major challenge Paul Basken 12月 1日
Historically black colleges ahead on US graduate career readiness Annual NSSE survey of 400,000 US students finds gap between high confidence in job preparation and weaker assessment of skills Paul Basken 11月 29日
