AIEA 2019: US expected to increase funding pressure on Confucius Institutes Restrictions on use of federal money predicted to widen By Paul Basken 23 January
AIEA 2019: data issues help and hinder colleges seeking global profile Some US colleges find the ability to harness data plays key role in success or failure of international outreach By Paul Basken 22 January
Democrats press opportunity to revive US gun research Federal funding has slowed to a trickle over the past two decades By Paul Basken 22 January
University faces questions over drug manufacturer influence Tufts reviewing links to the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma By Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 21 January
US mulls ‘stress tests’ for private universities After enduring tumultuous college closures, Massachusetts mulls forcing private institutions to prove their ongoing viability By Paul Basken 20 January
Researchers to get easier access to US government data Scientific advances expected after new US law requires federal statistics and documents to be published in uniform and open formats By Paul Basken 19 January
Science prizes won by women ‘offer less cash and prestige’ Analysis of awards in biology and biomedical sciences between 1968 and 2017 suggests women increasingly likely to win prizes for ‘service’ over research By Rachael Pells 18 January
Academics hit by book publishing delays in US Paper shortages and printer closures blamed for backlog By Lindsay McKenzie for Inside Higher Ed 15 January
North Carolina chancellor removes Confederate memorial and quits Head of flagship institution acts against divisive Civil War display without notifying state education leaders By Paul Basken 15 January
College panel cites mental health in dismissal recommendation US chemical engineer claims she has been a victim of ‘academic mobbing’, including someone defecating in her bin By Ellie Bothwell 15 January
Rare US college serving black women in fight for survival Bennett College seen as exemplifying challenges faced by small, private, minority-serving and women-only institutions By Paul Basken 13 January
Online university courses for the masses fail to materialise In five years, Moocs go from dream of universal education to limited service for higher-end customers By Paul Basken 11 January