North America

Increasing the share of non-tenure-track faculty has no effect on financial health of US public universities, says paper

Concern tempered by applications and deferrals suggesting post-Covid recovery

My research inspired laptop bans in classrooms around the world, but we need nuance in our thinking about using technology, says Danny Oppenheimer

While president eyes fees-based relief for students, campuses emphasise need to revive traditional means of support

Administrative costs thought to account for substantial percentage of US research spending

Academics must emphasise that thinking critically does not mean dismissing everything as biased, say Darren Linvill and Patrick Warren

Doctoral degrees urgently need to become more diverse, more student-centred and more public-facing, argue authors of new book

End of Trump and Covid not enough to revive foreign interest, main university group says

Study says academics should highlight unreviewed papers’ uncertainty

New French-speaking campus attracts few applications but supporters defend its viability

Experts say institution’s decision to scrap plans to build ‘gargantuan lecture hall’ provides ammunition to the argument for more evidence-based pedagogical practices

Institutions that emphasise racial equity are less vociferous about addressing economic diversity in student body, some argue