‘Catfish’ concerns over purported Covid death of ‘fake professor’ Scientists have expressed dismay that the reported death of a US scientist was apparently part of an elaborate hoax Jack Grove 8月 4日
Arizona vows focus on quality in major online expansion Absorbing troubled online institution, university pledges $225 million investment Paul Basken 8月 4日
UNC staff warn students to stay away from campus Frustrated with their university’s plan for the autumn, which is slated to include full dorms, a group of professors has broken rank and sent an open letter to students Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 8月 3日
Should research really be part of the job description at liberal arts colleges? Teaching-focused institutions need to concentrate on the aspects of faculty research that contribute to the student experience, says Neil Clarke Neil Clarke 7月 30日
Springer Nature ‘shares concerns’ as article sparks racism claims Publisher says investigation under way after academics call for retraction of ‘unscholarly’ paper by influential voice on US welfare reform John Morgan 7月 29日
US colleges challenged over failure to pay sports stars fairly Pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests amplify pressure on multibillion-dollar sports programmes over levels of athlete remuneration Paul Basken 7月 29日
Call for new US tech university to feed graduates into government Commission recommends launch of Digital Service Academy to address shortage of talent in federal government Ellie Bothwell 7月 28日
New book aims to empower readers to ‘call bullshit’ on data Authors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West put the case for scepticism at a time when science has become deeply polarising Matthew Reisz 7月 27日
Pandemic archive records ‘life in middle of history’ for future scholars Global ‘Journal of the Plague Year’ collaboration highlights growing use of rapid-response collecting Jon Marcus 7月 26日
Pandemic crisis touted as time to finally embrace older students Campus-focused plans show US colleges still too age-limited, says job-centric pioneer Paul Basken 7月 24日
