Is US higher education in crisis? Many observers perceive US higher education to be in trouble. They’re missing the big picture, says Steven Brint By Steven Brint 3 January
University donations: No strings attached? When universities accept donations from entities with particular ideological stances, are they sacrificing academic freedom on the altar of Mammon? By Paul Basken 3 January
Success with minorities makes Maryland campus a topic of study UMBC’s success in producing black graduates who later earn science doctorates may prove tough to replicate By Paul Basken 30 December
Migrant academics more prolific than US colleagues but paid less Foreign-born academics outperform US counterparts on numerous productivity measures, analysis shows By Jack Grove 29 December
US universities prepared to pay high price for sporting success Despite scandal and top-level resignations, University of Maryland system head sees football as being well worth the trouble By Paul Basken 27 December
The ‘bolus’ model: a better template for internationalisation? Toronto scholars say Ethiopia collaboration has helped reverse brain drain and led to important milestones for country By Ellie Bothwell 26 December
‘Free college’ movement builds ahead of 2020 US presidential poll Even if tuition-free or ‘debt-free’ higher education cannot be achieved at national level, local reforms are having a big impact By Paul Basken 20 December
Academic researchers are not statistical Bond villains The Canadian government’s excessive policing of privacy makes it intolerably onerous to access its datasets, says Karen Robson By Karen Robson 20 December
There is nothing impersonal about online learning The residential experience has its attractions for school-leavers, but most US students value low cost and flexibility above all, says Paul LeBlanc By Paul LeBlanc 20 December
Indigenous academic leaders in Canada ‘need allies’ on top team Latest Indigenous scholar to leave post urges universities to focus on student support, not ‘tokenistic’ senior positions By Ellie Bothwell 19 December
US researchers see EU privacy rules as brake on collaboration New European rule on protecting data from human research subjects being found so complicated as to slow medical science By Paul Basken 15 December
Study debunks link between student ‘grit’ and retention Study raises doubts over value of ‘character education’ in universities By Jack Grove 15 December
