World Academic Summit: good delivery, not technology, ‘saved teaching’ ‘If you are worried about the quality of online teaching, worry about the teaching part,’ says Clay Shirky By Tom Williams 11 October
World Academic Summit: technical education ‘soon wasted’, says Appiah Universities should equip students to deal with changing nature of work through broad education, says National Humanities Medal recipient By Tom Williams 11 October
World Academic Summit: US higher education still mired in inequity, says Chetty Celebrated Harvard economist opens THE’s World Academic Summit by showing academia’s top leaders the ways their sector continues to stratify society By Paul Basken 11 October
Ex-Federal Reserve boss Bernanke among economics Nobel winners Former US central banker who bailed out banks during the 2008 financial crash is recognised for research on bank runs in the 1930s Depression By Jack Grove 10 October
US midterms: sector battles to keep student voter turnout high After spikes in participation in recent polls, students’ role as a key voting bloc is under increased scrutiny in upcoming elections By Paul Basken 10 October
University of Florida moves to hire Republican senator as president Critic of Trump would bring extensive academic experience to post steeped in political intrigue By Paul Basken 7 October
Fear of missing out on fun ‘drives students to plagiarism’ Researcher encourages universities to talk openly about Fomo and the risk it poses to young students By Patrick Jack 5 October
Click chemistry pioneers win Nobel prize Trailblazers of a molecule linking technique honoured, including one who becomes a laureate for the second time By Jack Grove 5 October
Universities circle as Anthony Fauci plans next career move Nation’s top doctor, a celebrity after Covid, says he’d like a campus posting to write, lecture and share 60 years of experience By Paul Basken 5 October
Aid-setting exemption ends for top US universities As legal challenge gains, Congress avoids renewing provision seen letting elite campuses tie financial offers to student ability to pay By Paul Basken 4 October
States sue Biden over student loan forgiveness Republican-led jurisdictions join private borrower in court claims citing tax losses and other harms from $300 billion giveaway By Paul Basken 30 September
No research excellence without inclusion, says UMBC president At an institution already known for inclusivity, Valerie Sheares Ashby plans to apply those values to her ambitions to grow UMBC’s infrastructure and research activity By Sara Custer 30 September