Study of penis size link to self-esteem axed Professor drops research after ‘irresponsible’ media coverage and joke responses By Emma Whitford for Inside Higher Ed 2 July
US universities that resist career preparation ‘will fail at moral goals’ Institutions accused of only ‘wanting to be about Shakespeare’ in wake of proposal to merge US Education and Labor departments By Ellie Bothwell 30 June
Universities ‘must read applicants’ work to defeat impact factor’ Nobel laureates call for early career researchers to be freed from ‘publish or perish’ mentality By David Matthews 29 June
Widening access ‘doesn’t have to be the enemy of excellence’ President of Canada’s York University warns against binary divide between regional and global universities By John Morgan 27 June
Recruiting slump bumps US private colleges into ‘market shakeout’ List of universities closing down predicted to grow rapidly By Jon Marcus 26 June
Concern over allegation of attempted sexual assault at conference Academic tweets about how he stepped in to prevent colleague being attacked By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 25 June
Mexican universities turning to Asia in Trump era Cross-border tensions accelerate trans-Pacific pivot By John Ross 23 June
Overseas academics in US ‘more satisfied with job recognition’ But international scholars are less satisfied than domestic peers with the influence they have in the workplace, finds study By Ellie Bothwell 22 June
Will Oakland’s education pledge build a smarter, stronger community? The Oakland Promise, like a number of local schemes in the US, aims to be a ‘cradle to career’ programme moving more of the city’s children into 中国A片. John Morgan visits California to assess it By John Morgan 21 June
US universities battle ‘exploitation’ by extremist speakers Calls for additional funding to help colleges police controversial events By John Morgan 20 June
University leaders on Twitter: where to draw the line? Santa Ono’s social media activity raises questions about when a tweet is an official university statement By Lindsay McKenzie for Inside Higher Ed 19 June
New premier bids to tie Ontario university funding to free speech Populist Doug Ford wants to expand mandate of province’s 中国A片 regulator By Ellie Bothwell 19 June