Bomb threats swamp US’ black-serving colleges Nearly 20 HBCUs get phoned-in threats at start of Black History Month, bringing lockdowns, remote classes and vows of resilience Paul Basken 2月 2日
Santa Ono: tackling the mental health crisis The University of British Columbia president discusses reforming counselling provision, the importance of data and his own mental health struggles Rosa Ellis 2月 1日
Florida partisanship threatens presidential searches As leadership vacancies rise in factious state, lawmakers push measure that academics fear will add dangerous secrecy to process of filling them Paul Basken 1月 28日
US Hispanics rising through higher education Assessments of institutions that give biggest boost to low-income students show Hispanic graduates and California publics topping their lists Paul Basken 1月 27日
Professional sanctions are perfectly compatible with academic freedom Removing Amy Wax from compulsory courses or revoking her named chair would not contravene her academic rights, says Daniel Carpenter Daniel Carpenter 1月 27日
Michigan expects tough recovery from sexual misconduct cases After firing president for employee affair, top public research university still confronts culture of tolerating abuse and difficult state politics Paul Basken 1月 26日
Biden crackdown targets for-profit colleges As administration embarks on writing tough new federal rules, prominent proprietary chain loses transfer agreement in California Paul Basken 1月 26日
SAT university admissions test switching to online format College Board promises digital exam will be easier for all and again asserts equity advantages as colleges increasingly abandon its mandatory use Paul Basken 1月 25日
US Supreme Court to review affirmative action in admissions Nation’s top judiciary agrees to question victories for Harvard and North Carolina upholding long-established right to consider race in admissions Paul Basken 1月 24日
Ohio’s new anti-abortion law is also an attack on academic freedom A ban on abortion clinics’ use of university-affiliated doctors is a barefaced interference in universities’ hiring decisions, says Edward Halperin Edward Halperin 1月 24日
Florida professors win free speech court battle Backing university professors seeking to testify in voting case against state, federal judge compares US conservatives to Chinese dictators Paul Basken 1月 21日
Princeton student sues university over Iran jailing Postgraduate student Xiyue Wang alleges broad failures by university in three-year imprisonment, while experts see more complicated reality Paul Basken 1月 20日