The US hiring freeze is leaving contingent faculty out in the cold It is time for those most vulnerable to huddle together in solidarity, says Tian An Wong By Tian An Wong 7 May
US textbook publisher merger collapses, pleasing colleges McGraw-Hill and Cengage abandon union after government demands heavy culling By Paul Basken 5 May
US student voter turnout getting boost from universities With presidential elections looming, institutions are finding success from incorporating voter aid into campus operations By Paul Basken 5 May
Tie public funding to inclusive admissions, says hybrid university head Universities should also stop ‘stealing’ money allocated for education to undertake research, according to Minerva founder By Ellie Bothwell 5 May
University leader to podcast host: when a virus expert goes viral Weekly broadcast from University of Toronto vice-president has captured the attention of thousands By Ellie Bothwell 5 May
Harvard details Epstein's extensive post-conviction perks After sex crime conviction, elite university gave financier-donor his own office By Paul Basken 4 May
Virus politics raising public pressure on US scientists Stanford doctor warns extreme partisanship may taint future research By Paul Basken 4 May
Stressed US colleges face rising demand for tuition cuts Lawyers hired by students reject institutional pleas of financial duress By Paul Basken 4 May
Journals sharing peer reviewers to speed virus research Publisher coalition also embracing assessments through preprint formats By Paul Basken 2 May
Nobelist calls for £1 billion Covid-19 research prize Financial incentives for developing new mass-testing methods would be more effective than coordinating research centrally, says economist Paul Romer By Jack Grove 1 May
Covid response ‘could expose US colleges to antitrust laws’ Lawyer warns over alleged meeting between institutions on foreign students By Paul Basken 30 April
Books interview: Helen Jefferson Lenskyj The author of The Olympic Games: A Critical Approach discusses seeing sport through ‘a feminist, anti-racist lens’, anti-doping efforts and Outback Noir By Matthew Reisz 27 April