Berkeley professor admits wrongly claiming to be Native American Elizabeth Hoover faces calls to quit after failing to check family stories about her heritage By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 9 May
Canadian scientists ‘questioned by agents over China links’ Trudeau administration hardens line on research ties to China, as academics report unsolicited approaches from intelligence agency By Paul Basken 9 May
Academia must respond to AI advances, says Google’s Cerf Universities have focused on impact on assessments, but internet pioneer tells THE conference changes must extend to teaching and research By Paul Basken 5 May
Early adopters of direct admissions expect record class sizes Practice in which a student creates a portfolio of study preferences and then receives offers helps US colleges boost size and diversity of new intake By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 3 May
Kornbluth sets collaborative agenda for MIT At formal inauguration, former Duke provost promises new interdisciplinary push, plus sees room to protect climate while keeping Koch funding By Paul Basken 3 May
What next for US-China research ties post-Lieber case? Biden signalled new approach to scientific engagement with Asian superpower, but scholars say Trump’s China Initiative is continuing under new guises By Paul Basken 2 May
Avoid imposing ‘rigid rules’ on self-citations, journals told Judge papers on a case-by-case basis, says author of study that found most ‘unusually high levels’ of self-citations are explained by legitimate reasons By Jack Grove 2 May
The endless churn of administrators leaves faculty feeling dizzy Just as deans and provosts start to realise their visions, they are often gone, leaving everyone else to pick up the pieces, says Elizabeth Lehfeldt By Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt 30 April
Canadian campuses add black student spaces In ongoing awakening, several large universities act on evidence that marginalised students fare better with greater feelings of community By Paul Basken 28 April
US ‘must wake up’ to diminishing research power, or ‘lose to Asia’ Clarivate report highlights reliance of US on research collaboration with China in key fields like engineering and technology By Patrick Jack 27 April
Lieber avoids prison in China case In high-profile instance of Trump administration crackdown, former Harvard nanoscientist gets leniency as he faces incurable cancer By Paul Basken 27 April
DeSantis trustees begin denying tenure New College of Florida governing board assembled by governor refuses faculty-backed professor candidates By Paul Basken 27 April
