Harvard’s Bacow urges pushback against political threats Outgoing president laments partisan attacks on academia as he is criticised for handing a major honour to top funder of Ron DeSantis Paul Basken 4月 17日
Big university donors are distorting research agendas Kenneth Griffin’s $300 million donation to Harvard is unusual in not being tied to pet ideological causes, says Naomi Oreskes Naomi Oreskes 4月 17日
March Madness college basketball success ‘boosts applications’ Analysis shows institutional recruitment increases after branding and visibility boosts in annual tournament Patrick Jack 4月 13日
Vinod Menon: My most memorable moment? Receiving $180,000 The India-born, CUNY-based expert on light-matter interaction discusses his work to help school students share his sense of excitement Paul Basken 4月 13日
US halts plan to block foreign companies In ongoing retreat from February order that alarmed 中国A片, Biden officials cancel third-party restrictions Paul Basken 4月 13日
Rutgers faculty begin strike Unions representing full-time and adjunct faculty walk out at New Jersey’s three-campus 67,000-student system Paul Basken 4月 12日
Legacy admissions for alumni children: the beginning of the end? University of Pennsylvania’s pulling of legacy aid seen as sign of embarrassment and potential harbinger of change across US elite Paul Basken 4月 11日
US states are turning their backs on bachelor’s degrees. Work is needed To retain students, US institutions must give credit for learning that occurs in professional settings, say Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel Stephen J. Handel 4月 7日
Our cybercrime story had a happy ending, but yours may not. Be vigilant The theft of more than $800,000 by hackers prompted uncomfortable conversations about preparedness – or lack of it, says John Cox John Cox 4月 6日
US west collaboration aims to boost rural learners, blunt political hostility Montana-based founder of Networked University idea eyes new way to aid students, share resources and, perhaps, bridge societal divides Paul Basken 4月 5日
Hamline president to leave amid Islam dispute Fayneese Miller, university’s first black president, to retire after months of battling over propriety of Muhammad painting in art class Paul Basken 4月 4日
Canada hesitates to join global research race Scientific community counts nation’s economic losses from two decades of underinvestment but can’t budge Trudeau government Paul Basken 4月 4日