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From admissions to outreach and student data collection, the undergraduate journey must be reviewed to narrow unacceptable social and educational inequalities, say Kim Hunter Reed and Ray Belton

Campaigners say academic publishers will have to ‘figure this out pretty darn fast’ as Biden sets 2025 deadline for switch to instant open access

Chapters’ severing of campus affiliation predicted to show US sector’s reluctance to challenge ‘Greek life’ abuses

As administration approves $10,000 baseline of loan forgiveness after long deliberation, universities promise hard look at pricing and value

US education firm involving ASU has 12 global partners and foresees future growth bringing scope to collect student learning data on mass scale

Study that used MRI scans to measure neural change in students bills itself as offering path for neuroscience to aid curriculum development

First study of its kind estimates lack of in-person interactions hampered innovation as academics spoke only to those they knew already

Annual Hepi index seeks to track key measure of soft power

College leaders wary of limited vaccines, Covid exhaustion and LGBTQ stigmatisation in an environment ripe for spreading, though serious harm judged unlikely

Cardona cites cultural deficit in lamenting that billions in equity-oriented aid is failing to make a significant difference

Feeding the belief that success depends entirely on external factors discourages students from taking responsibility, says James Wicks

Specialisation is revered and rewarded, leaving teaching institutions wondering – even with a promised federal infusion – how to encourage more generalists