Executive search firms blamed for shrinking presidential tenures Once rare, now commonplace, use of private companies to hire new presidents coming at large cost to US universities, research team finds Paul Basken 11月 23日
Progress on gender equality ‘set back by lost generation’ Study finds that post-war baby boom probably led to scores of women being lost to American science Simon Baker 11月 22日
‘Reclaim the meaning of the liberal arts’, universities urged Breadth of study and ‘authentic learning communities’ can transform many different dimensions of graduates’ lives Matthew Reisz 11月 21日
Canadian higher education makes major push for?equity Year of collective assessment after Floyd killing leaves nation’s top universities promising firm diversity goals with publicly measurable outcomes Paul Basken 11月 19日
Teaching Summit: ‘strike early’ to cultivate tomorrow’s researchers Research at undergraduate level engages students and helps keep the academic pipeline flowing John Ross 11月 19日
Citizen science makes breakthrough post-pandemic Equity challenges loom, but solidifying evidence of value brings academic stature to science of partnering with the public Paul Basken 11月 19日
US colleges get new challenge on tuition fee discounts Former corporate finance analyst promises to help students negotiate campus aid awards in return for a cut Paul Basken 11月 19日
Teaching Summit: turn away from humanities ‘will harm critical thinking’ Universities should ensure all students, including in sciences, can access ‘great humanities education’, Berkeley dean tells THE summit John Morgan 11月 17日
‘We screwed this up’: Western retreats from lanyard ID plan President of Canadian institution admits mistake in moving quickly amid concern over sexual assaults on campus and nearby violence Paul Basken 11月 16日
Howard University students end month-long housing protest Fearing for protester well-being, university’s president promises improvements in dormitory conditions to conclude uprising at prominent institution Paul Basken 11月 16日
University of Austin: the new front in the fight for US campuses While mocked as a cast of falsely aggrieved outcasts, planned private upstart raises fear of fundamental new avenue of well-resourced partisan attack on academia Paul Basken 11月 16日
Open Doors: US international student recruitment up by two-thirds After extended run of pandemic and political obstacles, Biden officials celebrate revival even as totals still lag pre-Covid highs Paul Basken 11月 15日