Robin DiAngelo: are universities hotbeds of ‘nice racism’? White Fragility author challenges institutions to live up to their proclaimed values Matthew Reisz 6月 26日
Florida mandates political viewpoint survey in universities Students and faculty to be asked annually about their personal opinions, with public funding tied to answers Paul Basken 6月 25日
Peer review before research tied to better science Registered reports model produces better outcomes on all 19 criteria covering novelty, rigour, and importance Paul Basken 6月 24日
Who are you calling a pseudoscientist? Academics need to think far more carefully about how they define and police the boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate knowledge, argues Michael D. Gordin Michael D. Gordin 6月 24日
Indiana 51国产视频 students sue over Covid vaccine rule Institution confident of legal victory, but political costs loom in conservative state Paul Basken 6月 23日
NIH funds cluster hiring of ethnic minority scientists New programme for universities modelled on version that increased racial equity within NIH’s own laboratories Paul Basken 6月 23日
Researchers ‘plot promotions using conference collusion rings’ Secret lists of preferred papers have been circulated prior to computer science meetings to help favoured scholars get ahead, says US professor Jack Grove 6月 23日
Supply shortages snarl US laboratories Problem threatens to delay recovery after losses in grant support and obstacles for young scientists Paul Basken 6月 22日
Universities overreacting to online cheating, experts warn Dartmouth case seen as exposing national unpreparedness for online exams that predated Covid and still needs fixing Paul Basken 6月 21日
Steinmetz abruptly quits as chancellor at Arkansas Social media photos reported, while outsider in conservative state bemoans loss of civil debate Paul Basken 6月 21日
Tall blackboards and best chalk ‘still vital for mathematicians’ Still much to be said for old-fashioned media that operate ‘at the speed of human thinking’, book suggests Matthew Reisz 6月 20日
10 ways we could reimagine the idea of the university The pandemic presents a perfect opportunity to think differently about higher education, says David Staley, as he lists potential models of the future David Staley 6月 18日