University of Idaho warns staff against giving abortion advice Campus cites 2021 state law in telling all employees not to promote abortion, while state’s other large institution suggests pointing students to outside counsellors Paul Basken 9月 28日
Ana Mari Cauce: promoting interdisciplinary research The University of Washington leader discusses bridging subject-level siloes, and how academic science can better serve society Paul Basken 9月 27日
Stanford law school trials income-based student loans Embracing the concept just as many other US campuses back away, top-ranked school school hopes for lawyers who pursue public service Paul Basken 9月 27日
US mounts dramatic pivot to ‘place-based industrial policy’ Land of the free market outpaces UK’s muted ‘levelling up’ with funding to leverage power of universities in struggling regions John Morgan 9月 23日
US loan forgiveness raises pressure in Canada Trudeau government faces calls to follow Biden’s lead, although improvement in borrower repayment terms seen as more likely Paul Basken 9月 22日
Ukraine crisis makes rapid appearance on US university curricula Academic presses struggling to keep up with the demand for once-obscure books about war-torn nation Jon Marcus 9月 22日
Universities must better support students from foster care Acknowledging such students’ difficult personal circumstances is an important first step to improving their graduation rates, says Ozalle Toms Ozalle Toms 9月 22日
US universities rarely hire below their level of prestige Huge study by Colorado researchers finds one in eight academics studied for their PhD at just five institutions Paul Basken 9月 21日
Coming back from burnout: ‘every academic has a story to tell’ Author hopes her experiences battling burnout as an academic can inspire others to find ways to cope Tom Williams 9月 20日
Jewish university shuts clubs to avoid recognising LGBTQ group Private Orthodox institution acts after US Supreme Court upholds state court recognition order that’s likely to be reversed later Paul Basken 9月 20日
NIH tires of abuse from researchers denied funding Top US funder of basic research warns it will tally and punish cases of yelling, threats and other abuses by scientists losing grant competitions Paul Basken 9月 17日
