Biden gives cautious opening to student loan forgiveness Incoming US president stresses need for action but avoids key details By Paul Basken 19 November
Gay men ‘significantly under-represented’ in?science Sexual orientation may have greater impact on academic choices than race, US data suggest By Paul Basken 18 November
Faculty underwhelmed as Stanford belatedly tackles Covid sceptic Wider reckoning expected after White House ally Scott Atlas urges uprising against governor By Paul Basken 18 November
Is Jill Biden US higher education’s secret weapon? Being married to a long-serving community college lecturer means incoming president will have a regular insider’s view By Paul Basken 18 November
After Trump, can universities help rebuild the American dream? Observers concerned by lack of coordinated effort to tackle populism and its causes By Paul Basken 17 November
Former Harvard coach and parent arrested in admissions case Businessman accused of aiding false charity and buying coach’s house to win sons entry By Paul Basken 17 November
US international recruitment down 43?per cent as pandemic hits Covid massively accelerates decline that was already under way, seen as being driven by Trump administration policies By Paul Basken 16 November
Biden faces struggle to reboot foreign student recruitment in US President-elect will have to do more than reverse Trump’s executive orders to rebuild the reputation of US higher education, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 12 November
Gospel dupe: the Harvard scholar seduced by Jesus’ ‘wife’ There are lessons for academia in the scandal of the pornographer, the fake papyrus and a theologian’s fall, says author By Matthew Reisz 12 November
Liberal arts colleges must rediscover their purpose: to improve the world If these unique institutions can become more inclusive, issue-oriented and multidisciplinary, their graduates will be equipped to tackle the 21st century’s multiple crises, say Steven Volk and Beth Benedix By Steve Volk 12 November
US aims to be competitive for science talent under Biden Academics see end of Trump as end of rules deterring global research recruitment By Paul Basken 11 November
Free college jostles for Biden priority as Senate talks loom Democrat boost in and around university campuses may help deliver on tuition-free promise By Paul Basken 10 November