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Joshua Katz dismissed after renewed probe of sexual misconduct case

Members asked to back motion opposing ¡®gender critics¡¯ and ¡®transphobes¡¯

The vice-chancellor of McGill University reflects on her nine years leading one of Canada¡¯s top universities as she prepares to step down

Pentagon fell short on promises to help HBCUs compete for research grants, though institutions see new motivation from foreign tensions

Olivette Otele criticises employer¡¯s reliance on her research, saying overwork and back-stabbing led her to burnout

Minority public medical school enrolment seen down by more than third in five years in US states that banned racial considerations in admissions

University follows Cambridge in offering gifted state school students chance to take fully funded introductory year

Naviance, available to nearly half of nation¡¯s high school students, admits years of Caucasian filtering for campuses building candidate lists

Three-year review details racism permeating history of top US institution, but some raise concern at too meagre a response

Conservative thinktank calls for creation of new study centre to address failure of universities to study radical ideologies

The president of Harvey Mudd College discusses smashing glass ceilings and how to get more women into STEM subjects 

Student body president concedes academic value, for most black students, outweighs the problems causing many faculty to leave, but calls for stronger leadership

Amid election-year debate on college costs, Biden extends pause on federal loan repayments and wipes away records of past defaults

Leading recruiter claims firms can assist universities in looking ¡®beyond the obvious¡¯

After fighting off attempt to expel them, academics resign from learned academy over ¡®untoward political focus¡¯

As debut film portrays academia as racist to the core, Mariama Diallo talks of love for her Yale experience but even tougher realities than she could show

Science committee hears evidence of ¡®shocking¡¯ levels of under-representation of ethnic minority experts at research council meetings

Reflecting nation¡¯s angry partisan tone, admissions advisers¡¯ association mutes online exchange, and sister group weighs shunning Texas

IRU¡¯s pre-election manifesto for university sector also recommends adoption of the UK¡¯s Haldane principle

Academics who did not disclose sexual orientation more likely to produce fewer papers, according to surveys

Move by historically black Paul Quinn College aims to break generational persistence of poverty

Canadian universities must also provide the resources to support students through their studies with more scholarships and bursaries, says Opiyo Oloya

No group should have exclusive ¡®authority to speak¡¯, New Zealand forum hears

The president of Northwestern University discusses the conflict between being a higher education economist and a university leader and changing career 

Annual survey of 720 campuses pegs average stockpile at $1.1 billion, up 35 per cent in year, with student aid benefiting

Todd Huston, while senior vice-president at SAT creator, led Indiana lawmakers in trying to restrict classroom teaching

The shares of female students and academics at global universities have barely changed in five years, according to THE data

The president of The New School in New York says universities are often underprepared for their first black leader

Amid support for policy shift, some professors question why South Asians are being singled out

Professor counts Asian Americans as winning 3 per cent of nation¡¯s major biomedical prizes, prompting promises to do better

Report calls for measures on ¡®ignored¡¯ issue like more black staff working in halls of residence and other blocks  

Conservative¡¯s appointment as constitutional studies chief derailed over demeaning Biden plan for black female Supreme Court nominee

Nearly 20 HBCUs get phoned-in threats at start of Black History Month, bringing lockdowns, remote classes and vows of resilience

Universities in non-anglophone nations should limit teaching in English and offer English support to students and academics, says Rosemary Salomone

Assessments of institutions that give biggest boost to low-income students show Hispanic graduates and California publics topping their lists

College Board promises digital exam will be easier for all and again asserts equity advantages as colleges increasingly abandon its mandatory use

Nation¡¯s top judiciary agrees to question victories for Harvard and North Carolina upholding long-established right to consider race in admissions

After years of escalating protests, controversial law professor to face disciplinary process at Ivy League institution

Without it, we could lose sight of the subtleties of the sliding scale of disadvantage and its impact on participation, says Jayne Taylor

Lawsuit brought by five former students of 16 top-ranked institutions alleges costly violation of limited federal exemption for coordinating scholarship packages

Michael Marinetto enjoys a bold attempt to challenge one of the great pieties of our time

The historian raised in a military family talks about her interest in both war and community, and the formative class which shaped that

Appealing narrative attached to ¡®first-in-family¡¯ students may obscure the actual extent of their social disadvantage, says researcher

Unequal distribution may explain ¡®inequality in scholarly outcomes¡¯ and lead to some areas becoming ¡®systematically understudied¡¯

Ontario parliament demands documents over university¡¯s unprecedented bankruptcy, though analysis may turn to realities of bankrolling remote communities

Jury takes three hours to agree nanoscience expert lied about Wuhan ties to sidestep pressure campaign against binational research partnerships

UK higher education says it wants diversity, but its treatment of early career researchers suggests otherwise, says Edda Nicolson

Study reignites debate over notion that success in gaokao exams and graduation from university has ¡®life-changing¡¯ effect on those from rural areas

Institution¡¯s director says sorry after review set up in wake of BLM movement and ¡®broader concerns¡¯ from staff and students

The University of Cape Town vice-chancellor ¡®walks a tightrope between the picket line and the boardroom¡¯ to ensure the entire campus community is listened to

System acknowledges inviting SAT and ACT results for course placement, as Berkeley analysis shows nationwide racial bias in post-admissions sorting

Responding to US Supreme Court¡¯s request for its position, administration agrees the university¡¯s affirmative action tools meet existing constitutional standards

Nanotechnologist and laser expert shines the way for others, by endowment as well as by example

Cash and frameworks can help but improving diversity within research really requires diversity as a core institutional value, says Colin Bailey

On 15 October 1971, the first edition of The 51³Ô¹Ï Supplement was published. In the five decades since, the publication now known as 51³Ô¹Ï has charted the expansion and marketisation of the UK sector while taking an ever more global perspective. Three editors reflect on their time at the helm

Role focused on supporting staff and handling complaints, but critics express concern about potential threats to academic freedom

Year of collective assessment after Floyd killing leaves nation¡¯s top universities promising firm diversity goals with publicly measurable outcomes

While some disciplines naturally have older researchers, more job security is needed to attract young, experts say  

The University of York vice-chancellor explains how he looked to the past to devise a new institutional mission and why it relates to his own family background

Pacific expert¡¯s selection coincides with policy push to boost islander participation in higher education