‘No major harm’ to learning from double-speed lecture viewing Watching online lectures at faster speeds does not significantly impede understanding and may allow students more time to revise, say researchers By Jack Grove 18 January
Meric Gertler: building global links The University of Toronto president has ‘doubled down on internationalising’ while remaining rooted in the Canadian metropolis for almost four decades By Rosa Ellis 18 January
Professor who called students ‘vectors of disease’ suspended Soon-to-retire septuagenarian tells students to keep their distance amid Covid-19 surge, saying he ‘couldn’t give a flying fuck any longer’ By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 17 January
Michigan president Mark Schlissel fired over employee ‘affair’ Anonymous complaint produces evidence of long-running relationship with employee; former president Coleman to temporarily lead institution By Paul Basken 17 January
US set to drop charges against MIT’s Chen on China research funds Following conviction of Harvard’s Lieber, expected clearing of fellow Cambridge nanotechnology expert fits with broader failures of Trump-led academic prosecutions By Paul Basken 17 January
Canada joining the rush to create a?Darpa Trudeau government set to fulfil campaign promise for version of legendary US innovation agency, amid mixed expert assessment of its wisdom By Paul Basken 17 January
Slogans are no substitute for concrete university policies and programmes Marketing claims are often empty, unaccompanied by comprehensive policies, plans, timetables or evaluation criteria, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 17 January
Dartmouth extends need-blind admissions to international students Pledges of $90 million help Ivy League campus join small club depleted in recent years by financial stress and prioritisation of domestic applicants By Paul Basken 14 January
US universities mull adopting New York college’s four-day week While its educational niche may confer unique advantage, D’Youville shows it can maintain student services with one less day By Paul Basken 14 January
Penn chooses Virginia’s Elizabeth Magill as president Provost at Virginia expected to take office in July, replacing Gutmann after high-profile 18-year tenure By Paul Basken 13 January
Stanford Marriage Pact finds students keen on romantic assistance Isolation and anxieties of Covid and Trump eras drive campus matchmaking model, and possible reinforcement of elite By Paul Basken 13 January
US sets new research ethics rules for scientists Biden team aims to block Trump-era political interference in research findings, although its top adviser faces her own such questions By Paul Basken 11 January
