Conference suspends Google sponsorship after ethics experts’ exit Departures of Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell has prompted academics to ask if they should reconsider links with the technology giant David Matthews 3月 8日
Let’s downgrade US college sports and invest in student health The brutal cost-cutting demanded by Covid-19 may finally see intercollegiate athletics cut down to size, says Bruce Svare Bruce B. Svare 3月 7日
How homeschooling, a plumber and the pandemic made me a better teacher My plumber made me realise that being just a ‘professional and efficient’ teacher wouldn’t cut it during this time of transition, says Peter Vanberkel Peter Vanberkel 3月 6日
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum wins 2021 Holberg Prize Committee praises commitment to ‘making a real and lasting difference’ as well as ‘unquestionable academic eminence’ Matthew Reisz 3月 5日
Canadian Nobelists warn country over innovation malaise Top scientists say Canada must provide more fulfilling careers for its science graduates Paul Basken 3月 5日
MIT Press to publish monographs open access from?2022 Historic in-house press at Massachusetts Institute of Technology asking libraries for participant fee to enable titles to become publicly available Jack Grove 3月 5日
Alumni-led boards ‘key to US universities’ strength’ Researcher argues that universities worldwide should adopt model after finding correlation between alumni governance and ranking position and endowment size Ellie Bothwell 3月 3日
International students ‘more likely to choose US’ under Biden Survey finds that country has become more attractive to prospective overseas students since presidential election Ellie Bothwell 3月 2日
NIH director ‘truly sorry’ for ‘structural racism’ in funding Health research funder promises broad attack on racial inequality Paul Basken 3月 1日
US college trustees must push back on tuition fee increases Too many trustees misunderstand or forget their fiduciary responsibilities and become co-opted by institutional presidents, says James Koch James V. Koch 3月 1日
Paul Alivisatos named as next University of Chicago president Berkeley provost must overcome financial challenges back at his alma mater Paul Basken 2月 26日
Covid’s drain on US academic science starts raising alarm Toll on younger scientists highlights lack of research-specific pandemic aid Paul Basken 2月 26日