North Carolina pays Confederate group to house soldier statue Backers of 19th century war for slavery get millions to preserve Silent Sam By Paul Basken 2 December
Pensions boss turned policy school head aims to win over doubters Michael Sabia promises Toronto’s Munk School a boundary-crossing outlook By Paul Basken 1 December
Ontario students win court battle to protect fees from Ford Judges find provincial government improperly violated universities’ autonomy By Paul Basken 26 November
US universities’ Gulf ties under mounting scrutiny Government’s financial disclosure demand raises logistical and reputational woes By Paul Basken 26 November
Campus media protests suggest deeper objections to free press Even on elite US campuses, students seen favouring political goals over free enquiry By Paul Basken 25 November
Doubt over replicability of Elsevier’s first US open access deal Publishing giant strikes deal with Carnegie Mellon, but California dispute remains unresolved By Paul Basken 22 November
Female scholars ‘less successful’ at negotiating job offers Women are less effective at bargaining monetary benefits but have more success when they feel supported by professors, says study By Ellie Bothwell 22 November
White supremacist manifesto ‘airdropped’ to US students’ phones New York governor joins criticism of handling of racist incidents at Syracuse By Paul Basken 20 November
Third of international students in US ‘discriminated against’ Survey released as new data show the majority of US universities have seen a decline in new international students this year By Ellie Bothwell 20 November
US senators threaten campuses over foreign espionage fears Lawmakers fret over weak response to China, but can’t say what they would do better By Paul Basken 20 November
Muted hopes as Trump convenes science panel at last Academics to try aiding US president with record of cutting expert advisers By Paul Basken 19 November
US research growth has ‘relied on China collaboration’ New study of US-China co-authored papers suggests US output would have declined if collaborations were discounted By Simon Baker 18 November
