Academics think, ‘others value journal prestige and metrics, not me’ Study pinpoints ‘disconnect’ between what academics value when submitting work for publication, and what they think others value Nick Mayo 7月 26日
Marie Borroff, 1923-2019 Tributes paid to a poet and scholar of medieval literature who ‘rendered the world brighter’ Matthew Reisz 7月 25日
Outrage over professor’s claim that US academy is ‘sweet racket’ Wall Street Journal op-ed on faculty salaries prompts collective fact check from scholars Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 7月 25日
Jeffrey C. Stewart: plight of black people is ‘worse today than it was in the '90s’ The Pulitzer winner discusses the lack of national alarm over the lives of black communities in the US and how art can help Americans overcome barriers of race Ellie Bothwell 7月 25日
Penn under pressure after professor opposes ‘non-white’ immigration to US Law dean calls Amy Wax’s views ‘repugnant’ but does not answer demands for her removal Paul Basken 7月 24日
Carnegie Mellon sees Africa growth as wise investment New campus after seven years of CMU operations in Rwanda raises hopes, questions of sustainability Paul Basken 7月 23日
US campaign vows might mean limited help for black colleges Minority institutions wary of big candidate promises to lavish them with support Paul Basken 7月 22日
US colleges identify shortcomings in?teacher training Provision of teacher residencies and mentoring by universities seen as key to long-term science improvement Paul Basken 7月 19日
Harvard president challenges Trump immigration crackdown Situation is ‘driving anxiety and fear on our campuses’, Lawrence Bacow warns top officials Paul Basken 7月 18日
US universities must rein in fees to curb rise in Republican antagonism University of Alaska cuts are just the latest example of what is probably the new normal in US political culture, says Ben Trachtenberg Ben Trachtenberg 7月 18日
Pearson turns page on textbooks in favour of ‘digital first’ US model Print versions of Pearson materials will still be available to rent, but students will be discouraged from buying them Lindsay McKenzie for Inside Higher Ed 7月 17日
Alaska’s university cuts will darken its future The well-known economic and social benefits of higher education have been tossed aside for short-term political gain, says Steven Brint Steven Brint 7月 17日