US campuses urged to be better neighbours Protests target wealthy campuses over housing policies and lack of action on crime and community well-being Paul Basken 4月 20日
Doubts over future for US’ Christian colleges amid closures Series of recent shutdowns across the country attributed to shifts in political attitudes and post-Covid technologies Paul Basken 4月 19日
Texas senators move to ban tenure and diversity initiatives State Senate has already passed one of three bills that would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs, and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming Ryan Quinn for Inside Higher Ed 4月 17日
Harvard’s Bacow urges pushback against political threats Outgoing president laments partisan attacks on academia as he is criticised for handing a major honour to top funder of Ron DeSantis Paul Basken 4月 17日
Big university donors are distorting research agendas Kenneth Griffin’s $300 million donation to Harvard is unusual in not being tied to pet ideological causes, says Naomi Oreskes Naomi Oreskes 4月 17日
March Madness college basketball success ‘boosts applications’ Analysis shows institutional recruitment increases after branding and visibility boosts in annual tournament Patrick Jack 4月 13日
Vinod Menon: My most memorable moment? Receiving $180,000 The India-born, CUNY-based expert on light-matter interaction discusses his work to help school students share his sense of excitement Paul Basken 4月 13日
US halts plan to block foreign companies In ongoing retreat from February order that alarmed higher education, Biden officials cancel third-party restrictions Paul Basken 4月 13日
Rutgers faculty begin strike Unions representing full-time and adjunct faculty walk out at New Jersey’s three-campus 67,000-student system Paul Basken 4月 12日
Legacy admissions for alumni children: the beginning of the end? University of Pennsylvania’s pulling of legacy aid seen as sign of embarrassment and potential harbinger of change across US elite Paul Basken 4月 11日
US states are turning their backs on bachelor’s degrees. Work is needed To retain students, US institutions must give credit for learning that occurs in professional settings, say Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel Stephen J. Handel 4月 7日
Our cybercrime story had a happy ending, but yours may not. Be vigilant The theft of more than $800,000 by hackers prompted uncomfortable conversations about preparedness – or lack of it, says John Cox John Cox 4月 6日