US university insures itself against Chinese student revenue drop University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says policy will provide protection if potential visa restriction, pandemic or trade war curbs enrolment Ellie Bothwell 11月 28日
Canadian institute loses boss in showdown over high-risk science University of British Columbia professor quits leadership of Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in protest at funding reforms Paul Basken 11月 26日
Canada’s surge in foreign students tests its tolerant spirit Colleges confront challenges around hostility on campus and concerns over plagiarism Paul Basken 11月 24日
Johns Hopkins says criticism of Bloomberg gift ‘misses the mark’ Ronald Daniels promises to take more students from poor backgrounds as observers say $1.8 billion donation would be better spent elsewhere Paul Basken 11月 23日
University leaders cannot be public intellectuals A Twitter storm over a remark he made on diversity policy reminds Jeffrey Flier why he was so wary of speaking out while a Harvard dean Jeffrey Flier 11月 22日
Leadership intelligence: should leaders still be active researchers? Jack Grove asks whether those who lead academic departments and universities can still realistically find the time to be effective researchers Jack Grove 11月 22日
Ex-Michigan State president charged with lying in sex abuse case Long-time university leader is third top MSU official charged criminally with a failure to properly account for decade-long pattern of abuse by team doctor Paul Basken 11月 21日
Academics cite work ‘they don’t know particularly well’ Survey also reveals citations have little influence over the content of a paper, raising questions over citation metrics David Matthews 11月 21日
PhD students in ‘financial jeopardy’ after funding award ‘error’ Several students at the University of Toronto have been ordered to repay money received during an award ceremony Ellie Bothwell 11月 20日
Bloomberg gives $1.8 billion to Hopkins to remove graduate debt Tycoon’s donation is record for a US educational institution and seen as potential groundwork for 2020 presidential run Paul Basken 11月 19日
Sexual abuse: university lawyers ‘serve leadership, not victims’ Legal counsel describes how she was fired after pushing for investigation into misconduct at elite US institution Paul Basken 11月 17日
Proposed US rules on sexual assault investigations ‘aid accused’ New regulations outlined by Trump officials would hand stronger rights in some areas to those facing sexual misconduct complaints on college campuses Paul Basken 11月 16日
