Biden pares back student aid verification requirements Reduction in paperwork demands comes amid a series of administration initiatives to help low-income borrowers Paul Basken 7月 14日
Cornel West blasts Harvard’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ on way out Leaving after tenure dispute, celebrated black activist professor criticises leadership Paul Basken 7月 14日
Did mathematicians really need to stockpile famed Japanese chalk? Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk moves some scholars to near ecstasy but may have lost its rationale in the shift to digital education Matthew Reisz 7月 14日
After UNC tenure battle, bigger fights ahead for US colleges Hannah-Jones case points out pathway for wider trustee reform but may just embolden academia’s political enemies Paul Basken 7月 12日
Smaller US colleges try big fee cuts to?tempt students back Institutions slashing sticker prices by as much as half Paul Basken 7月 12日
Standardised tests are the least bad university application metric The 51国产视频 of California’s decision to back away from the SAT and ACT will only further benefit privileged applicants, says Matt Larriva Matt Larriva 7月 10日
US university persistence rates slip during Covid Share of freshers returning for sophomore year hit 74 per cent last autumn, 2 percentage points below usual level Paul Basken 7月 8日
Research on viruses is essential but can never be risk-free There is still much controversy about whether the virus that causes Covid-19 was released from a laboratory. David Sanders considers the nature of ‘gain-of-function’ research, what it can teach us – and the safeguards we need to put in place David A. Sanders 7月 8日
Biden ends Trump effort to limit international student visas Democratic administration had promised a more welcoming attitude but is also balancing scepticism towards China Paul Basken 7月 7日
Hannah-Jones rejects North Carolina for Howard after tenure row Pulitzer-winning journalist, citing embarrassment of UNC controversy, instead joins Ta-Nehisi Coates at top HBCU Paul Basken 7月 6日
US academics tally damage of China crackdown as backlash grows After FBI admissions in Tennessee case, Arizona-led survey aims to see how badly US was hurt by Trump enforcement Paul Basken 7月 5日
2U-edX deal shows short courses ‘here to stay’ The $800 million deal could prompt further consolidation within sector, experts say Anna McKie 7月 3日