Diversity

Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion

The secretary of higher education for the state of New Jersey talks about her path to a career in policy, family history and handling racist attitudes at college

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

National move to reconciliation tests boundaries of academic freedom, say some observers

UC plans four years without requirement while it tries to write its own test

Longevity experts predict that with universities forced online and desperate for new revenue, shift to older students will follow

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions

Lawyer warns over alleged meeting between institutions on foreign students

Partnership approach during pandemic raises hopes of bursting scientific silos 

President, lawmakers allocate money then accuse Harvard and others of taking it

Neglect of fundamental research is not inevitable when universities focus on sustainability challenges, UN advisor tells Innovation and Impact Summit

After rejection of virtual peer review, federal agency halts new awards, prompting concerns for younger researchers

Maker concedes that SAT, already controversial, could grow even more inequitable

Continuing remote teaching in the autumn will be unsustainable for some institutions, warns leader of online college

Reliance on formulas and philosophies giving way to complexity and case studies

The renewable technologies expert discusses being told there was ‘no future in sustainability’ and why cloning herself would be useful

Without the structure of campus routine, a student with autism says it’s impossible to complete assignments and he’s worried about finishing his degree

Coronavirus crisis may make institutions more eager to please to students, but ‘tensions’ already in evidence

Democratic frontrunner raises fear among private colleges after taking on Bernie Sanders’ plan

Experts call for new prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin to separate universities from education portfolio and foster multiculturalism in senior HE levels

Pressure to support diversity efforts and BAME students drives ethnic minority women to take on unrewarded duties to the detriment of their career progression and mental health, academics say

University makes statement that centre is ‘open to everyone’ following controversial video

University of Massachusetts Boston enables departments to bid for second position for under-represented scholar when undergoing existing search

Universities aim to boost bottom line by jettisoning SAT and ACT to gain freer hand in selecting entrants, some suggest

Reverse culture shock is among the tricky situations that scholars may face when returning to their native country for research fieldwork, says Olga Burlyuk

Effectiveness of courses aimed at improving diversity in leadership called into question by interviews with ethnic minority staff

Study says comments such as ‘she should be in the kitchen, not writing papers’ affect the careers of under-represented groups

Marc Tessier-Lavigne discusses diversifying student intake and focusing on ethics of new technologies in Times Higher Education interview

Asian academics lend their own languages and experiences to the budding field of queer studies, says ‘godmother’ of the Taiwan LGBT movement

Craig Poku was the only black PhD student in his department. He reflects on how black British doctoral students can navigate the challenges they face

Guardian editor-at-large turned Manchester sociology professor discusses how UK universities are in an ‘analogous crisis’ to journalism on race

Senate passing of bill on funding for minority colleges adds requirement on sharing tax data

The first black leader of an Oxbridge college on the need for careers-based initiatives for students, the joys of parenthood and seeking out moments of calm

Panel says sector’s progress on tackling inequality is ‘frustratingly slow’ and suggests funding link will be key to solving issue

Leicester’s first BAME leader says students won’t feel they belong unless all staff reflect their backgrounds

New York governor joins criticism of handling of racist incidents at Syracuse

Study from European University Association also finds that few universities have targets to improve the ethnic and socio-economic diversity of staff

New study shows reading lists are still overwhelmingly ‘male and pale’

English regulator promises to make Student Welfare and Safeguarding Expert Advisory panel more representative

Equality and Human Rights Commission data show staff complaints take longer to investigate and are less likely to lead to redress

Government Accountability Office says number of religious-based hate crimes in universities nearly doubled in eight years

Equality and Human Rights Commission report says UK universities “oblivious” to scale of abuse on campus

Despite student clamour, Georgia Southern leaders answer alarming action with calm and context

Hesa data analysed by UCU also show how few black and other ethnic minority scholars are in senior positions

Scholars say group awards would place focus on discovery itself and help to mitigate bias

Finding illuminates US health agency’s overall avoidance of human-centred research

Ivy League icon praised for defending race-based admissions, but faulted for actual record

Court ruling is likely headed to Supreme Court, which may reconsider past approvals

Debra Humphris discusses experiencing prejudice and learning from it, and why the University Alliance's voice on the future of work and higher education matters

Percentage of BAME and female professors has gone up but ‘there is still a long way to go’, Advance HE report shows

Poll finds university leadership supports diversity schemes but limited buy-in from rank and file

Weeks after Trump vow to strengthen HBCUs, key Republican senator causes row by tying funding to wider HE legislation

University study centre ‘positive’ on Islam but not Christianity, objects senior Department of Education official

France’s president responded to the gilets jaunes movement with a surprise plan to abolish the grande école ENA, reigniting debate about the country’s intensely hierarchical higher education system. John Morgan explores what lies behind the proposal and what it says about the role of exclusive institutions in a populist, anti-elitist age

Failure to improve diversity risks ‘marginalising the impact and credibility of universities in an increasingly diverse world’, Leru warns

Contrition helps actress who paid to get answers changed on her daughter's SAT

ETH rector says academia should focus on ‘excellent performances’, not quantity of research

Universities also warned that lack of diversity in AI is leading to missed opportunities to solve important problems

Other universities could face protests if they do not address racial disparities, says campaigner