Fears seen as outpacing reality as Chinese buy US colleges Chinese purchases of US college campuses may be more about pursuing business objectives than promoting ideology Paul Basken 12月 8日
Scholars with administrative roles ‘have less academic freedom’ Andrew Potter case reflects broader trend of universities valuing reputation over scholarly freedom, say academics Ellie Bothwell 12月 7日
Closure of US for-profit chain leaves 15,000 students stranded Education Corporation of America, with more than 70 for-profit US colleges, falls victim to changing economics and sector-wide crackdown on abuses Paul Basken 12月 6日
US research universities join bid to meet UN development goals More than 60 US institutions to work with 800 others worldwide in tackling global strategy on environment, education and equality Paul Basken 12月 5日
Ethical and pragmatic? Penn president on her Trump ‘silence’ Amy Gutmann insists she ‘speaks out firmly’ on issues that relate to the values of the University of Pennsylvania Ellie Bothwell 12月 5日
Leadership intelligence: storm-tested universities offer lessons Leaders of US institutions that survived massive hurricane damage discuss what it takes to manage major crises Paul Basken 12月 4日
Canadian academics lament decline of shared governance Union members urged to regain influence by focusing on big-picture problems, but time constraints emerge as major challenge Paul Basken 12月 1日
Historically black colleges ahead on US graduate career readiness Annual NSSE survey of 400,000 US students finds gap between high confidence in job preparation and weaker assessment of skills Paul Basken 11月 29日
US university insures itself against Chinese student revenue drop University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says policy will provide protection if potential visa restriction, pandemic or trade war curbs enrolment Ellie Bothwell 11月 28日
Canadian institute loses boss in showdown over high-risk science University of British Columbia professor quits leadership of Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in protest at funding reforms Paul Basken 11月 26日
Canada’s surge in foreign students tests its tolerant spirit Colleges confront challenges around hostility on campus and concerns over plagiarism Paul Basken 11月 24日
Johns Hopkins says criticism of Bloomberg gift ‘misses the mark’ Ronald Daniels promises to take more students from poor backgrounds as observers say $1.8 billion donation would be better spent elsewhere Paul Basken 11月 23日
