Loan forgiveness is a poor solution to the US student debt crisis A one-time fix via executive order – which could be overturned by the next administration – fails both future students and taxpayers, says Avery Davis Avery M. D. Davis 7月 1日
Penn president Amy Gutmann tipped as next US envoy to Germany After 17 years as Ivy League leader, daughter of Holocaust survivor parlays extensive ties to Biden Paul Basken 6月 30日
Major online players 2U and edX join forces in $800 million deal Deal will enable for-profit provider 2U to reach almost 40 million learners on edX Simon Baker 6月 29日
Northeastern move for Mills meets big Silicon Valley demand While not complete or explained, Boston-Oakland partnership may ease major technology-university bottleneck Paul Basken 6月 29日
Canada hopes industrial policy will fuel science spending Academic scientists, frustrated by years of lean budgets, again urged to value stimulating corporate innovation Paul Basken 6月 29日
Post-Covid university management will be an exercise in give and take If leaders don’t proceed with openness and consideration towards nervous staff, it is students who will ultimately suffer, says Rachel Gallardo Rachel Gallardo 6月 29日
US backing for university-led regional technology hubs ‘notable’ Calls to use US federal research spending in universities to boost heartland regions gain political traction John Morgan 6月 28日
Better timetabling could free up campus parking spaces – study But modelling at US university would mean more classes being scheduled at 7am Simon Baker 6月 27日
Robin DiAngelo: are universities hotbeds of ‘nice racism’? White Fragility author challenges institutions to live up to their proclaimed values Matthew Reisz 6月 26日
Florida mandates political viewpoint survey in universities Students and faculty to be asked annually about their personal opinions, with public funding tied to answers Paul Basken 6月 25日
Peer review before research tied to better science Registered reports model produces better outcomes on all 19 criteria covering novelty, rigour, and importance Paul Basken 6月 24日
Who are you calling a pseudoscientist? Academics need to think far more carefully about how they define and police the boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate knowledge, argues Michael D. Gordin Michael D. Gordin 6月 24日