Scholars with administrative roles ‘have less academic freedom’ Andrew Potter case reflects broader trend of universities valuing reputation over scholarly freedom, say academics By Ellie Bothwell 7 December
Closure of US for-profit chain leaves 15,000 students stranded Education Corporation of America, with more than 70 for-profit US colleges, falls victim to changing economics and sector-wide crackdown on abuses By Paul Basken 6 December
US research universities join bid to meet UN development goals More than 60 US institutions to work with 800 others worldwide in tackling global strategy on environment, education and equality By Paul Basken 5 December
Ethical and pragmatic? Penn president on her Trump ‘silence’ Amy Gutmann insists she ‘speaks out firmly’ on issues that relate to the values of the University of Pennsylvania By Ellie Bothwell 5 December
Leadership intelligence: storm-tested universities offer lessons Leaders of US institutions that survived massive hurricane damage discuss what it takes to manage major crises By Paul Basken 4 December
Canadian academics lament decline of shared governance Union members urged to regain influence by focusing on big-picture problems, but time constraints emerge as major challenge By Paul Basken 1 December
Historically black colleges ahead on US graduate career readiness Annual NSSE survey of 400,000 US students finds gap between high confidence in job preparation and weaker assessment of skills By Paul Basken 29 November
US university insures itself against Chinese student revenue drop University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says policy will provide protection if potential visa restriction, pandemic or trade war curbs enrolment By Ellie Bothwell 28 November
Canadian institute loses boss in showdown over high-risk science University of British Columbia professor quits leadership of Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in protest at funding reforms By Paul Basken 26 November
Canada’s surge in foreign students tests its tolerant spirit Colleges confront challenges around hostility on campus and concerns over plagiarism By Paul Basken 24 November
Johns Hopkins says criticism of Bloomberg gift ‘misses the mark’ Ronald Daniels promises to take more students from poor backgrounds as observers say $1.8 billion donation would be better spent elsewhere By Paul Basken 23 November
Leadership intelligence: should leaders still be active researchers? Jack Grove asks whether those who lead academic departments and universities can still realistically find the time to be effective researchers By Jack Grove 22 November
