US lawmakers back more research funding but want it spread wider Senators warm to massive federal funding hike, but with greater share for non-elite institutions By Paul Basken 19 April
Beyond the academy: what all PhD students should know A failure of imagination and aversion to networking is preventing doctoral students finding rewarding careers outside academia, says Max Horder By Max Horder 18 April
Zoom pulls back from blocking controversial academic talks Video platform made powerful by pandemic agrees to largely let universities police content By Paul Basken 15 April
Caution urged as vaccine passports rolled out for campus returns US and Israeli institutions lead way on demanding immunisation but leading epidemiologist questions added value of ‘green pass’ By Ellie Bothwell 15 April
Treating diversity as common good ‘less help for black students’ Students fare better when campuses frame equity as quest for justice, Princeton analysis finds By Paul Basken 13 April
Pay US scientists more to resist Chinese offers, says Republican Salary boost might be more effective than legal crackdowns in thwarting international recruiting and funding approaches, argues Oklahoma representative By Paul Basken 13 April
‘Inaction’ on rolling back Trump-era immigration rules criticised Foreign students, mostly from Asia, ‘will simply go elsewhere’ if Biden doesn’t act soon By Joyce Lau 12 April
Biden proposes 40 per cent budget boost for education Higher education priorities include racial and economic diversity, and science By Paul Basken 12 April
Elite US universities boast record applications – and rejections Ivy League and peers pull further away from competition, but there may still be hope for students from disadvantaged backgrounds By Paul Basken 12 April
Liberal academics should be wary of ‘caricaturing’ rightwingers Social media may mute moderate voices, but that is no reason for researchers to presume they don’t exist, argues Duke expert in polarisation By Matthew Reisz 11 April
Biden challenges universities to meet surge in training demand Infrastructure plan poised to bring millions of new students as well as billions of research dollars By Paul Basken 9 April
Canadian university’s aggressive restructuring tactics criticised Huntington accepts separation from Laurentian, but Thorneloe sees danger to students and faculty nationwide By Paul Basken 8 April
