Leading black rights activist sees hope emerge in Canada After decade tackling Indigenous mistreatment, nation and its universities widening racial agenda, says Afua Cooper Paul Basken 6月 15日
US expecting big rebound in international student recruitment Nearly 60 per cent of four-year doctoral universities report gains in overseas student applications for autumn Paul Basken 6月 14日
Chinese students accused of ‘military ties’ lobby to re-enter US Trump-era rule means that visas can be blocked based on undergraduate university choices Joyce Lau 6月 14日
US universities beg Congress to limit student athlete pay NCAA wants federal intervention as states move to allow profit-making by collegiate sports stars Paul Basken 6月 11日
US faculty influence wanes during Covid, survey finds Ideal of shared governance suffers, though AAUP heartened by some revivals, especially at large public universities Paul Basken 6月 9日
US students largely back vaccine mandates, but Republicans wary Limited objections tied to nation’s political divide may be theatrical but still significant, survey suggests Paul Basken 6月 9日
Grade inflation tied to women in insecure teaching roles Gender bias in student reviews leads vulnerable females to be more lenient in their assessments, large analysis finds Paul Basken 6月 9日
Confirmatory research ‘boring and stressful’, says Harvard study Shift towards studies using preregistered reports could inhibit scientific inquiry and harm researcher well-being, argue US scholars Jack Grove 6月 8日
A year after Floyd, US campuses avoid major police reform Misplaced fear of racial and sexual threats, plus the need to provide a ‘feeling’ of security, cited as reasons universities are reluctant to limit armed officers Paul Basken 6月 7日
Biden push for innovative NIH raises concern in Congress Latest attempt to replicate Darpa brings bipartisan praise but also wariness of potential harm to basic health research Paul Basken 6月 6日
Boise State committed to diversity despite political ‘venom’ Embattled university president in staunchly conservative state sees business-world allies valuing benefits of under-fire course Paul Basken 6月 4日
