Biden crackdown targets for-profit colleges As administration embarks on writing tough new federal rules, prominent proprietary chain loses transfer agreement in California By Paul Basken 26 January
SAT university admissions test switching to online format College Board promises digital exam will be easier for all and again asserts equity advantages as colleges increasingly abandon its mandatory use By Paul Basken 25 January
US Supreme Court to review affirmative action in admissions Nation’s top judiciary agrees to question victories for Harvard and North Carolina upholding long-established right to consider race in admissions By Paul Basken 24 January
Ohio’s new anti-abortion law is also an attack on academic freedom A ban on abortion clinics’ use of university-affiliated doctors is a barefaced interference in universities’ hiring decisions, says Edward Halperin By Edward Halperin 24 January
Florida professors win free speech court battle Backing university professors seeking to testify in voting case against state, federal judge compares US conservatives to Chinese dictators By Paul Basken 21 January
Princeton student sues university over Iran jailing Postgraduate student Xiyue Wang alleges broad failures by university in three-year imprisonment, while experts see more complicated reality By Paul Basken 20 January
Michigan reaches $490 million sex abuse settlement Agreement covers more than 1,000 victims over four decades of campus doctor, just days after university president fired for employee relationship By Paul Basken 19 January
Pennsylvania moves against Amy Wax over racism complaints After years of escalating protests, controversial law professor to face disciplinary process at Ivy League institution By Paul Basken 19 January
US sees science role as collaborative hub as China rivalry grows In biennial assessment, NSF analysts admit US still losing ground on many metrics but remaining most likely common partner for breakthroughs By Paul Basken 18 January
‘No major harm’ to learning from double-speed lecture viewing Watching online lectures at faster speeds does not significantly impede understanding and may allow students more time to revise, say researchers By Jack Grove 18 January
Meric Gertler: building global links The University of Toronto president has ‘doubled down on internationalising’ while remaining rooted in the Canadian metropolis for almost four decades By Rosa Ellis 18 January
Professor who called students ‘vectors of disease’ suspended Soon-to-retire septuagenarian tells students to keep their distance amid Covid-19 surge, saying he ‘couldn’t give a flying fuck any longer’ By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 17 January