North America

After crackdowns on campus, members of Congress move to coordinate policy for universities

Universities need to give staff more support about how to deal with negative comments, say researchers

Declines heaviest among small colleges, men, and states of Florida and Illinois

Asked by THE why taxpayers should not be able to immediately see the results of research they financed, Kelvin Droegemeier answered: ‘They maybe should’

Consumerism, technology and the culture wars threaten to render critical thinking an unwanted skill, worries Victor Ferrall

Judge says that salaries paid to Catherine Freyd’s colleagues reflect departmental roles and retention raises

New institute intends to marshal all academic fields to nudge artificial intelligence and its uses to more positive place

Ostensibly unsuccessful educational experiment still has important lessons for us today, claims historian

The adoption of an Athena SWAN-style initiative is undermined by a failure to meaningfully consult Indigenous Peoples, say Karen Lawford and Jamie Lundine

Struggling minority institutions feel ‘unfair’ assessments a key handicap

Impact of massive gifts may be limited if high dropout rates among disadvantaged students cannot be reined in

Holding ‘probably innocent’ co-authors responsible for research wrongdoing cannot be justified, say academics