US universities under local pressure over tax exemptions While all US states exempt non-profit organisations, communities under financial stress renew push for campuses to contribute voluntarily Paul Basken 3月 15日
US budget sends $3 billion to higher education Annual measure offers significant aid increases for low-income and minority students, more modest gains for research spending Paul Basken 3月 15日
California lawmakers override court to protect Berkeley enrolment Flagship campus resumes full autumn admissions plans after legislature exempts it from environmental ruling, but promises fixes to housing crisis Paul Basken 3月 15日
UNC research chief steps down over plagiarism charge Genetics expert Magnuson leaves vice-chancellor post saying he inadvertently copied online text into grant application Paul Basken 3月 11日
Canadians push research ethics in undergraduate classes New guidelines for undergraduates to properly treat their study subjects fuels debate over net gain for science Paul Basken 3月 11日
Biden expands loan forgiveness for public sector workers Identification of 100,000 eligible borrowers cast as first step to fulfill long-promised relief for teachers and others in public and non-profit jobs Paul Basken 3月 10日
Politics splits US college admissions counsellors Reflecting nation’s angry partisan tone, admissions advisers’ association mutes online exchange, and sister group weighs shunning Texas Paul Basken 3月 10日
US sector unions AAUP and AFT team up to fight partisan attacks After a decade of growing together, top US faculty association set to organise inside second-biggest teacher union Paul Basken 3月 8日
Missouri defends president’s right to cut faculty pay by quarter Nine out of 10 staff who responded to survey want new rule to be rescinded Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 3月 8日
Biden pitches value of career-focused teaching With data showing better post-secondary pathway, administration wants more job-oriented course offerings Paul Basken 3月 5日
Liberal arts colleges need to better connect with their students A large new survey gives the lie to the idea that liberal arts colleges are more responsive to students’ needs than universities are, notes Samuel Abrams Samuel J. Abrams 3月 5日
