Thousands of Covid infections tied to US college openings Number of campus-related infections, which was calculated using mobile phone records, has been estimated by researchers at 3,200 per day By Paul Basken 25 September
Student enrolment ‘drops 2 per cent’ in US Initial data from around a fifth of all US institutions suggest impact of pandemic may not be as severe as feared By Paul Basken 24 September
Toronto receives largest philanthropic gift in Canadian history University president says C$250 million donation is ‘a tremendous shot in the arm’ and shows that donors are still willing to give during the pandemic By Ellie Bothwell 24 September
The Gig Academy, by Adrianna Kezar, Tom DePaola and Daniel T. Scott Mark Erickson applauds an analysis of where higher education in the US and beyond has gone wrong By Mark Erickson 24 September
Fighting Covid, US academics step past muddled bureaucrats University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies By Paul Basken 23 September
Far-right networks ‘sizeable’ Twitter audience for some pre-prints Study says findings are ‘concrete evidence to support concerns about racist and sexist misappropriation of research’ By Simon Baker 22 September
Attractive female academics ‘rated as better teachers’ Paper finds there is no correlation between perceived good looks and teaching effectiveness among male scholars By Ellie Bothwell 22 September
The Fifth Wave: The Evolution of American Higher Education, by Michael Crow and William Dabars Stephen Joel Trachtenberg has doubts about the wider applicability of the ideas of an innovative university president By Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 21 September
Investors back universities’ fight for share of research profits Legal proceedings over LED light bulbs could pave the way for more universities to claim royalties − and illuminates venture capital firms as potential allies By Paul Basken 19 September
Covid tied to sharp rise in gender gap in medical science papers Female deficit seen at medRxiv more than doubles in first months of pandemic By Paul Basken 18 September
Trump attacks teaching of racism across US history White House wants ‘patriotic education’ and directly threatens Princeton By Paul Basken 18 September
WSJ/THE US College Rankings 2021: Duke and Carnegie Mellon rise Harvard tops student-focused ranking for fourth consecutive year By Ellie Bothwell 18 September