California’s Elsevier break strengthens other campuses’ hands Universities report winning more conciliatory terms on open access question in their own negotiations with publisher Paul Basken 9月 2日
US bars Harvard student ‘over friends’ social media posts’ Palestinian applicant says he has not commented on politics himself Paul Basken 8月 28日
US admissions service backtracks from student adversity score Revised College Board tool to provide multiple data points on students’ socioeconomic status Paul Basken 8月 28日
US campuses reluctant to reduce reliance on student evaluations Mounting evidence of favouritism towards white male instructors doesn’t dissuade universities Paul Basken 8月 28日
Canada to fund non-English overseas study expansion Plan to direct undergraduates toward nations of political and economic value Paul Basken 8月 27日
Male academics value quick PhD completion more than women Increasing number of female evaluators on committees could put more emphasis on long-term outcomes, says researcher Simon Baker 8月 27日
US-based academic who ‘had job in China’ faces fraud charges Researcher could face decades in prison if found guilty Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 8月 27日
Effort to push immigrants to join US universities seen as backfiring Sting operations counter welcoming narrative hinted at in changes to residency rules Paul Basken 8月 25日
Switch off your mobile phone if you want to switch on your brain Students and academics who look at their phones during breaks may perform more poorly as a result, researchers say Matthew Reisz 8月 24日
AI bot poses as essay writer for hire to catch contract cheaters Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment Anna McKie 8月 21日
Morton Schapiro: sacking fears ‘silence US university leaders’ Northwestern head says declining terms of presidents leave serving leaders wondering when they will be pushed out Ellie Bothwell 8月 20日
Can mapping curricula shed light on teaching and academic impact? Columbia University project reveals which texts are set most often on university courses around the world Anna McKie 8月 19日
