Duke academic complains about students speaking Chinese Assistant professor resigns from administrative post after backlash against comments By Paul Basken 28 January
Stanford dean questions ‘transformative impact’ of one-year MBA Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business suggests students want to spend more time at university, not less By Ellie Bothwell 28 January
Social scientists ‘seen as less competent’ by science academics Survey of earth scientists suggests exposing scientists to social science earlier might help interdisciplinary working By Simon Baker 27 January
Universities keep quiet as students protest Ontario funding cuts While students protest hit on affordability, colleges shrug and grow foreign enrolment By Paul Basken 25 January
AIEA 2019: immigration rule changes ‘undermine higher education’ Tally of administration policy shifts shows insidious and calculated strategy posing long-term academic harm, conference hears By Paul Basken 25 January
Canada fears China crisis will curtail student recruitment boom Diplomatic row echoes Chinese disputes with US and Australia By Ellie Bothwell 24 January
AIEA 2019: US expected to increase funding pressure on Confucius Institutes Restrictions on use of federal money predicted to widen By Paul Basken 23 January
AIEA 2019: data issues help and hinder colleges seeking global profile Some US colleges find the ability to harness data plays key role in success or failure of international outreach By Paul Basken 22 January
Democrats press opportunity to revive US gun research Federal funding has slowed to a trickle over the past two decades By Paul Basken 22 January
University faces questions over drug manufacturer influence Tufts reviewing links to the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma By Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 21 January
US mulls ‘stress tests’ for private universities After enduring tumultuous college closures, Massachusetts mulls forcing private institutions to prove their ongoing viability By Paul Basken 20 January
Researchers to get easier access to US government data Scientific advances expected after new US law requires federal statistics and documents to be published in uniform and open formats By Paul Basken 19 January
