Professor’s $1 billion donation ends medical school tuition fees Board chair gives late husband’s stock to help train doctors in New York’s impoverished Bronx Paul Basken 2月 27日
Indiana bill aims to mandate ‘intellectual diversity’ Another state legislature targets tenure protections and diversity, equity and inclusion programmes after last year’s partisan attacks Ryan Quinn for Inside Higher Ed 2月 27日
Pushback mounts as Idaho nears Phoenix purchase Universities approach finish line with wins from court and accreditor, then get new challenges from lawmakers and ratings agency Paul Basken 2月 26日
Guardiola’s tactical genius can pep up scientific thinking Those seeking game-changing research should draw inspiration from the Premier League’s most innovative manager, says US-based nanoscientist Jack Grove 2月 25日
Canadian universities fear loss of consensus on global role Institutions confident that international students still respect them, but worry about underlying message of visa limits, tuition fee hikes and coarsening exchanges Paul Basken 2月 24日
Donor support for US higher education remains strong Philanthropic gifts to colleges and universities reach near record levels, just as wealthy benefactors wield growing power over institutions Paul Basken 2月 21日
New NIH chief puts focus on research collaboration and outcomes Monica Bertagnolli hopes for new era of research that sets the stage for essential societal change Paul Basken 2月 21日
Deans’ lists of high-performing students fall out of fashion Cornell and Penn among the Ivy League institutions to stop tradition to reduce stress over grades Johanna Alonso for Inside Higher Ed 2月 21日
Harvard hit with congressional subpoena over antisemitism claims In latest escalation, Republicans insist documents presented by university to date do not go far enough Paul Basken 2月 16日
US Republicans push for cross-border research collaboration rules After Trump crackdown and Biden promise of clearer guidelines, lawmakers grow antsy about lack of progress Paul Basken 2月 16日
NIH resists Republican demand for sexual harassment case details Funder’s director warns that disclosing records on information complaints could deter future reporting Paul Basken 2月 16日
Claudine Gay’s downfall is no victory for research integrity The weaponisation of plagiarism allegations to remove Harvard’s president is no cause for celebration, says research fraudbuster David Sanders David A. Sanders 2月 16日