As PNAS calls time on print, will more journals follow suit? End of prestigious print publication after 103 years stirs debate over future of journal publishing in the digital age By Rachael Pells 8 January
US dominance on graduate employability ‘overplayed’ Using student population figures puts results of Global University Employability Ranking in context By Simon Baker 8 January
Research grants on hold as US government shutdown persists Agencies including the National Science Foundation are without funding By Paul Basken 7 January
Female historians share list of ‘would-be harassers’ Document circulated at annual conference of American Historical Association By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 7 January
Democrats unsure how far they can push higher education reform With a renewed share of power, US Democrats promising help for universities and students confront Republicans and themselves By Paul Basken 7 January
Canada urged to prize human capital over research output Universities should use federal budget boost to help companies keep innovating, not to do it themselves, top science policy expert says By Paul Basken 6 January
Is US higher education in crisis? Many observers perceive US higher education to be in trouble. They’re missing the big picture, says Steven Brint By Steven Brint 3 January
University donations: No strings attached? When universities accept donations from entities with particular ideological stances, are they sacrificing academic freedom on the altar of Mammon? By Paul Basken 3 January
Success with minorities makes Maryland campus a topic of study UMBC’s success in producing black graduates who later earn science doctorates may prove tough to replicate By Paul Basken 30 December
Migrant academics more prolific than US colleagues but paid less Foreign-born academics outperform US counterparts on numerous productivity measures, analysis shows By Jack Grove 29 December
US universities prepared to pay high price for sporting success Despite scandal and top-level resignations, University of Maryland system head sees football as being well worth the trouble By Paul Basken 27 December
The ‘bolus’ model: a better template for internationalisation? Toronto scholars say Ethiopia collaboration has helped reverse brain drain and led to important milestones for country By Ellie Bothwell 26 December
