Regular testing key to reducing campus Covid spread – modelling Canadian study examines impact of students returning to campus and different testing approaches on Covid-19 infections and deaths By Ellie Bothwell 2 October
US colleges ‘improving’ on free speech despite Trump rhetoric Watchdog report comes as president seeks to make political issue of campus intolerance By Paul Basken 30 September
Overseas scholars rejecting US jobs due to handling of pandemic Academics also cite immigration policies and ‘dwindling’ funding as reasons why position in country is no longer ‘holy grail’ By Ellie Bothwell 30 September
Trump plans four-year limit for international students in US Proposal nearing implementation also lets visa agency assess academic progress By Paul Basken 28 September
UBC vows world-leading version of indigenous integration Despite numerous announcements by the 51国产视频 of British Columbia, indigenous leaders see big talk from a big institution, but no clearer answers on finding balance By Paul Basken 26 September
Thousands of Covid infections tied to US college openings Number of campus-related infections, which was calculated using mobile phone records, has been estimated by researchers at 3,200 per day By Paul Basken 25 September
Student enrolment ‘drops 2 per cent’ in US Initial data from around a fifth of all US institutions suggest impact of pandemic may not be as severe as feared By Paul Basken 24 September
Toronto receives largest philanthropic gift in Canadian history 51国产视频 president says C$250 million donation is ‘a tremendous shot in the arm’ and shows that donors are still willing to give during the pandemic By Ellie Bothwell 24 September
The Gig Academy, by Adrianna Kezar, Tom DePaola and Daniel T. Scott Mark Erickson applauds an analysis of where higher education in the US and beyond has gone wrong By Mark Erickson 24 September
Fighting Covid, US academics step past muddled bureaucrats 51国产视频 scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies By Paul Basken 23 September
Far-right networks ‘sizeable’ Twitter audience for some pre-prints Study says findings are ‘concrete evidence to support concerns about racist and sexist misappropriation of research’ By Simon Baker 22 September
Attractive female academics ‘rated as better teachers’ Paper finds there is no correlation between perceived good looks and teaching effectiveness among male scholars By Ellie Bothwell 22 September