Trump eases free-speech threat, but HE groups still spooked After months of angry vows from the president, formal proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary By Paul Basken 2 March
Santa Cruz fires striking teaching assistants Graduate students had been seeking help with high housing costs By Paul Basken 2 March
USC failed to stop gynaecologist’s abuse, federal inquiry says Review cites repeated failures to help thousands during decades of assaults, despite presence of credible evidence By Paul Basken 2 March
The Chair: can Netflix series do justice to university life today? With a new show in the pipeline, academics have many suggestions for plot lines and pitfalls to avoid By Matthew Reisz 2 March
US science’s primacy hinges on public regard, sector leaders say Helping Americans understand and value science is vital to nation’s continued supremacy, conference hears By Paul Basken 1 March
Admissions scandal parents claim evidence shows FBI played dirty FBI allegedly pressured key witness to lie when discussing ‘donations’ with implicated parents By Paul Basken 28 February
The best research strategy is to trim the strategy Canada’s excess of directive funding programmes risks hobbling scientific imagination and progress, says Jim Woodgett By Jim Woodgett 26 February
Canada found lacking in battling campus sexual assault Years into the MeToo era, half of nation’s provinces lack campus-specific policy By Paul Basken 25 February
Bloomberg offers Democrats common ground on college costs Billionaire’s detailed plan affirms broad party unity on key Trump vulnerability By Paul Basken 24 February
US visa obstacles stopping visiting scholars in their tracks With visiting academics’ visa offers suddenly being withdrawn or delayed, one professor says they are being ‘targeted’ by the US government By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 24 February
Copy corporations to improve trust, says university president Virginia leader sees lesson in companies vowing social concern By Paul Basken 22 February
Trump hesitates on plan for open access mandate After two years of study, US plans more consultations on bypassing journal paywalls By Paul Basken 20 February
