US students value diversity over free speech, poll finds Women and ethnic minority learners more likely to prioritise inclusivity By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf for Inside Higher Ed 12 March
Columbia fires leading neuroscientist over ‘serious’ offences University says Thomas Jessell violated university policies and values By Ellie Bothwell 9 March
Elizabeth Kiss: moral education should be at the heart of university life The next warden of Rhodes House on growing up in a family of political refugees and why universities must prepare graduates to be good citizens By Ellie Bothwell 8 March
Female leadership moves backwards in world’s top universities Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows number of women leading highest-ranking institutions has waned By Ellie Bothwell 8 March
Coursera to offer degrees from UK universities New courses from University of London and Imperial College London include platform’s first bachelor’s programme By Ellie Bothwell 6 March
Mixed prospects in Canada’s graduate recruitment market Despite initial problems, majority of social science and humanities graduates go on to find rewarding jobs, says study By Sophie Inge 5 March
Top US university bars freshers from selecting room-mates Duke University move designed to stop students self-selecting peers with similar backgrounds, often via social media By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf for Inside Higher Ed 5 March
John McDonald, 1937-2018 Stanford business professor with an illustrious alumni ‘family’ remembered By Matthew Reisz 1 March
US universities walk a fine line as Daca deadline approaches Institutions want to support ‘Dreamers’ but are wary of attracting attention from politicians or immigration agencies By Sara Custer 1 March
Canadian budget brings multibillion-dollar boost for research Academics celebrate major increase in basic research funding, but pledges fall short of recommendations in Naylor report By Ellie Bothwell 28 February
Should universities still teach Woody Allen’s films? University of California, San Diego, rejects student-led petition to drop filmmaker from curriculum over sexual abuse allegations By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 28 February