North America

In hesitancies on student aid and loan forgiveness, Biden and allies may be missing major opinion shift, authors warn

A core principle of the SDGs is to ‘leave no one behind’. Joseph Wong explains how a global alliance based at Toronto is empowering students to lead the charge

Cureus founder says name-and-shame policy could cause hardship but is justified by threat to patient safety from fraud

As administration plans regulatory overhaul to bolster rights of abuse victims, gender identity demands greater attention

Biggest analysis of sexual offenders employed by US universities says sector has been complacent on safeguarding

Crowds in cafeterias help, but those in hallways do not, when it comes to breaking up scientific silos, MIT analysis finds

Too many reviewers ignore their duty to independently review materials and instead rely on the candidate’s narrative, says Richard Utz

Study finds little ‘substantive’ change between 2002 and 2019 

Long-time University of South Florida booster Rhea Law gets the presidency, leaving faculty to wonder if the moment is too much for anyone

Presidents of 65 top-ranked institutions embark on joint quest to create shared research culture through tenure and promotion practices

Institution promises overhaul amid calls for firings

Systems have the data to track students, the leverage to facilitate collaboration and the authority to create transfer policies, says Nancy L Zimpher