Michigan State president resigns in wake of Nassar abuse scandal Lou Anna Simon steps down just hours after gymnastics physician was sentenced for sexually abusing young athletes By Ellie Bothwell 25 January
Susan Tamny Jones, 1945-2017 Tributes paid to fundraiser who transformed the fortunes of the University of Miami By Matthew Reisz 25 January
Michigan State president told to quit over Nassar abuse scandal Victims claim university’s negligence allowed sexual abuse to occur By Ellie Bothwell 24 January
Further evidence of waning international enrolments in US National Science Foundation report says overseas undergraduate recruitment is down 2.2 per cent, with a 5.5 per cent drop at postgraduate level By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 22 January
‘Cite Black Women’ campaign gains momentum Anthropologist uses T-shirts and tweets to highlight under-representation of black women in academia By Sophie Inge 22 January
US universities hand out degrees with guarantees Shift towards greater accountability comes as Trump administration moves in opposite direction By Jon Marcus 21 January
Smart people problems: we need to talk about PhD mental health The stressful postgraduate environment often leads not to solidarity but to the impoverishment of research, says Alfredo Cumerma By Alfredo Cumerma 20 January
Johns Hopkins’ philosophy department receives $75 million gift Donation from investor Bill Miller will create new professorships and provide student support By Ellie Bothwell 17 January
18 practical steps to help universities better serve Generation Z Mary Visser asks if universities are delivering for people born in the late 1990s By Mary Visser 15 January
Students defend the future of facts on Wikipedia As part of a US initiative, undergraduates are given assignments to create articles, helping to develop critical appraisal skills By Holly Else 15 January
US endowment tax ‘could hit 80 universities by 2031’ Economics scholar estimates impact of new excise tax on university endowments By Ellie Bothwell 12 January
