California’s Elsevier break strengthens other campuses’ hands Universities report winning more conciliatory terms on open access question in their own negotiations with publisher By Paul Basken 2 September
US bars Harvard student ‘over friends’ social media posts’ Palestinian applicant says he has not commented on politics himself By Paul Basken 28 August
US admissions service backtracks from student adversity score Revised College Board tool to provide multiple data points on students’ socioeconomic status By Paul Basken 28 August
US campuses reluctant to reduce reliance on student evaluations Mounting evidence of favouritism towards white male instructors doesn’t dissuade universities By Paul Basken 28 August
Canada to fund non-English overseas study expansion Plan to direct undergraduates toward nations of political and economic value By Paul Basken 27 August
Male academics value quick PhD completion more than women Increasing number of female evaluators on committees could put more emphasis on long-term outcomes, says researcher By Simon Baker 27 August
US-based academic who ‘had job in China’ faces fraud charges Researcher could face decades in prison if found guilty By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 27 August
Effort to push immigrants to join US universities seen as backfiring Sting operations counter welcoming narrative hinted at in changes to residency rules By Paul Basken 25 August
Switch off your mobile phone if you want to switch on your brain Students and academics who look at their phones during breaks may perform more poorly as a result, researchers say By Matthew Reisz 24 August
AI bot poses as essay writer for hire to catch contract cheaters Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment By Anna McKie 21 August
Morton Schapiro: sacking fears ‘silence US university leaders’ Northwestern head says declining terms of presidents leave serving leaders wondering when they will be pushed out By Ellie Bothwell 20 August
Can mapping curricula shed light on teaching and academic impact? Columbia University project reveals which texts are set most often on university courses around the world By Anna McKie 19 August
