Diversity

Conservative’s appointment as constitutional studies chief derailed over demeaning Biden plan for black female Supreme Court nominee

Nearly 20 HBCUs get phoned-in threats at start of Black History Month, bringing lockdowns, remote classes and vows of resilience

Universities in non-anglophone nations should limit teaching in English and offer English support to students and academics, says Rosemary Salomone

Assessments of institutions that give biggest boost to low-income students show Hispanic graduates and California publics topping their lists

College Board promises digital exam will be easier for all and again asserts equity advantages as colleges increasingly abandon its mandatory use

Nation’s top judiciary agrees to question victories for Harvard and North Carolina upholding long-established right to consider race in admissions

After years of escalating protests, controversial law professor to face disciplinary process at Ivy League institution

Without it, we could lose sight of the subtleties of the sliding scale of disadvantage and its impact on participation, says Jayne Taylor

Lawsuit brought by five former students of 16 top-ranked institutions alleges costly violation of limited federal exemption for coordinating scholarship packages

Michael Marinetto enjoys a bold attempt to challenge one of the great pieties of our time

The historian raised in a military family talks about her interest in both war and community, and the formative class which shaped that

Appealing narrative attached to ‘first-in-family’ students may obscure the actual extent of their social disadvantage, says researcher

Unequal distribution may explain ‘inequality in scholarly outcomes’ and lead to some areas becoming ‘systematically understudied’

Ontario parliament demands documents over university’s unprecedented bankruptcy, though analysis may turn to realities of bankrolling remote communities

Jury takes three hours to agree nanoscience expert lied about Wuhan ties to sidestep pressure campaign against binational research partnerships

UK higher education says it wants diversity, but its treatment of early career researchers suggests otherwise, says Edda Nicolson

Study reignites debate over notion that success in gaokao exams and graduation from university has ‘life-changing’ effect on those from rural areas

Institution’s director says sorry after review set up in wake of BLM movement and ‘broader concerns’ from staff and students

The University of Cape Town vice-chancellor ‘walks a tightrope between the picket line and the boardroom’ to ensure the entire campus community is listened to

System acknowledges inviting SAT and ACT results for course placement, as Berkeley analysis shows nationwide racial bias in post-admissions sorting

Responding to US Supreme Court’s request for its position, administration agrees the university’s affirmative action tools meet existing constitutional standards

Nanotechnologist and laser expert shines the way for others, by endowment as well as by example

Cash and frameworks can help but improving diversity within research really requires diversity as a core institutional value, says Colin Bailey

On 15 October 1971, the first edition of The Times Higher Education Supplement was published. In the five decades since, the publication now known as Times Higher Education has charted the expansion and marketisation of the UK sector while taking an ever more global perspective. Three editors reflect on their time at the helm

Role focused on supporting staff and handling complaints, but critics express concern about potential threats to academic freedom

Year of collective assessment after Floyd killing leaves nation’s top universities promising firm diversity goals with publicly measurable outcomes

While some disciplines naturally have older researchers, more job security is needed to attract young, experts say  

The University of York vice-chancellor explains how he looked to the past to devise a new institutional mission and why it relates to his own family background

Pacific expert’s selection coincides with policy push to boost islander participation in higher education

Other value frameworks, such as those implicit in indigenous knowledges, must be better heard, says Ronald Barnett

New Zealand’s embrace of Māori vocabulary goes hand-in-hand with the incorporation of Māori understandings into curricula. But is a debate about the unintended consequences of this move being stifled by fear of speaking out? John Ross reports

In first policy conference since Covid and Floyd, state higher education leaders told they may be harming racial progress more than aiding it

Funding changes will help generate ‘intellectual infrastructure’, but universities harbour reservations

Imperial College London president Alice Gast explains why she wants an open dialogue about the ‘complex, brilliant and sometimes flawed’ individuals who shaped the institution she leads

Editors need to grasp how much intelligence and bravery is needed to produce innovative ideas in certain contexts, says Alfredo González-Ruibal

Male reviewers more than twice as likely as females to voluntarily identify themselves, and signed reviews substantially less critical of authors, analysis finds

Movement highlights need for indigenous ‘restoration’, THE summit hears 

The pandemic revealed that in-person teaching generates greater satisfaction and sense of belonging, say Leonard Saxe and Graham Wright

As White House and National Academies plan studies, Howard Hughes Medical Institute acts to boost minority researchers

‘Equity’ students’ post-course outcomes slant towards further study rather than work, Australian research finds

Federal court decision continues series of losses for conservative activist group

In year since land-grant institutions learned they were funded by theft, serious conversations have barely begun

Compulsory modules on good conduct risk causing more problems than they solve, says Binoy Kampmark

With contention about diversity adding to concerns about employability and declining student numbers, does Classics in the US need rebranding or rethinking? Paul Basken reports

Use of ‘no-detriment’ rules during pandemic may have contributed to shrinkage, Advance HE report suggests

Manipulating assessment to generate equal outcomes sabotages an engine of fairness in a meritocratic society, says Glenn Fulcher

In the absence of an express prohibition of class discrimination, a new code offers a beginning for dialogue, says Geraldine Van Bueren

The Covid-enforced pause to in-person visits has been a relief to BAME academics, says Aymen Idris

Black students expected to be disproportionately hurt by local refusals to accept federal aid, analyses conclude

Addressing the very real problem of global epistemic exclusion is inclusive and democratic, says Simon Marginson

Disadvantaged students struggle as private institutions offer discounts and community colleges hope for rebound

Scholars offer a range of views on the popular and much-anticipated Netflix series

Admitting profits is a strong start, experts say, but academia has much more central culpability yet to remedy

Notions of reconciliation and treaty should be treated as ongoing journeys rather than destinations, summit hears

We should build education and research on an embrace of others and a regard for diversity that does not stop at the campus gate, says Teruo Fujii

A commitment to truth based on scientific evidence and academic freedom is more necessary than ever, say Philip Altbach and Jamil Salmi

An Office for Institutional Equity, sitting outside human resources, will help establish a fairer, inclusive environment, says Charles Egbu

Regents accept task force recommendation that namesake is a ‘symbol of colonialism’, although exact legacy less clear

Vaccine inequality and over-reliance on remote data collection threaten to diminish marginal voices, say Nicole Stremlau and Gianluca Iazzolino

Long-standing challenge on research disclosures grows more urgent with rising China tensions and anti-Asian discrimination