Active learning ‘reduces performance gap’ for minority students Use of flipped classroom model in STEM courses narrows gap on exam scores and course pass rates, study finds By Ellie Bothwell 10 March
Coronavirus: US easing of online course rules omits foreigners Narrow exemption could risk public health, Northeastern warns By Paul Basken 9 March
University of Washington cancels classes over coronavirus In-person tuition put on hold for next three weeks across all campuses By Paul Basken 6 March
Low US youth voting raises concern for free-college push Emerging consensus on tackling costs may wither if students shun elections, some fear By Paul Basken 6 March
Coronavirus hampering Chinese recruitment, say US universities Survey reveals how US universities are managing travel restrictions and test suspensions By Ellie Bothwell 5 March
Critical theory represents the power, not the corruption, of the humanities We should not be apologising for the way the humanities have been used in the Trump era, but striving to harness their force, says Sara Guyer By Sara Guyer 4 March
Trump pushes major research shift to advanced computing White House challenges Congress and EU on priorities and rules for AI By Paul Basken 3 March
Professor’s use of N-word sparks debate at Oklahoma Use of word angers students, who say it was pedagogically unnecessary and hurtful By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 3 March
Trump eases free-speech threat, but HE groups still spooked After months of angry vows from the president, formal proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary By Paul Basken 2 March
Santa Cruz fires striking teaching assistants Graduate students had been seeking help with high housing costs By Paul Basken 2 March
USC failed to stop gynaecologist’s abuse, federal inquiry says Review cites repeated failures to help thousands during decades of assaults, despite presence of credible evidence By Paul Basken 2 March
The Chair: can Netflix series do justice to university life today? With a new show in the pipeline, academics have many suggestions for plot lines and pitfalls to avoid By Matthew Reisz 2 March
