The FBI Is Warning Scientists To Watch Out For "Suspicious" Packages
After COVID-19 researchers on the East Coast received a package containing an "unknown substance," the University of Washington told 500 of its staff to be on alert.
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A New Front in America's Pandemic: College Towns
The coronavirus is spiking around campuses from Texas to Iowa to North Carolina as students return.
University Dismisses 11 Students Over COVID-19 Rules, Keeps $36,500 Fees
The Boston university dismissed the students they were caught gathering at a hotel.
These Students Figured out Their Tests Were Graded by AI - and the Easy Way to Cheat
These Students Figured out Their Tests Were Graded by AI - and the Easy Way to Cheat
Edgenuity involves short answers graded by an algorithm, and students have already cracked it.
Covid-19: Re-opening Universities is High Risk
Over a third of US colleges and universities fully reopened in August.1. It was risky.
It's Time to Eliminate Patents in Universities
With a poor return of value, and a huge overhead for research, patents are a bad investment for the academy, this article argues.
University Return 'Could Spark Covid Avalanche'
Lecturers say cases may soar as students move in, but ministers insist institutions are prepared.
Grad Students Challenge University-mandated COVID-19 Agreements
"We don't … understand the extent of how this could impact us legally; we're just scared because we know it could," one student says
Pandemic on Campus: Tell Us How Your Institution is Coping
We want to hear how researchers and students are managing the start of term.
As Colleges Move Classes Online, Families Rebel Against the Cost
As Colleges Move Classes Online, Families Rebel Against the Cost
Schools face rising demands for tuition rebates, increased aid and leaves of absence as students ask if college is becoming "glorified Skype."
Five Tips for Boosting Diversity on Campus
Universities and those who work there must reimagine spaces, behaviour and processes to promote a sense of belonging for everyone.
University Vs. Research Institute? The Dual Pillars of German Science Production, 1950-2010
University Vs. Research Institute? The Dual Pillars of German Science Production, 1950-2010
The world's third largest producer of scientific research, Germany, is the origin of the research university and the independent, extra-university research institute. Its dual-pillar research policy differentiates these organizational forms functionally: universities specialize in advanced research-based teaching; institutes specialize intensely on research. This article discusses the future utility of the dual-pillar policy.
Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students
As campuses reopen without adequate testing, universities fault young people for a lack of personal responsibility.
University Associations Renew Call for Higher R&D Budget
University Associations Renew Call for Higher R&D Budget
University associations have renewed a call for a higher budget for EU research and innovation and for academic exchange programmes, after the latest budget draft by EU Council president Charles Michel proposed a €5 billion cut from Horizon Europe.
Open Access Uptake by Universities Worldwide
This study presents indicators of open access at the institutional level for universities worldwide. By combining data from Web of Science, Unpaywall and the Leiden Ranking disambiguation of institutions, it tracks OA coverage of universities' output for 963 institutions.
Study: Concept of Faculty Fit in Hiring is Vague and Potentially Detrimental to Diversity Efforts
Study: Concept of Faculty Fit in Hiring is Vague and Potentially Detrimental to Diversity Efforts
Study finds the concept of faculty fit in hiring is vague and potentially detrimental to diversity efforts.
Department of Homeland Security Rule Bans International Students from Online-only Instruction Models This Fall
Department of Homeland Security Rule Bans International Students from Online-only Instruction Models This Fall
The new Department of Homeland Security rule prohibits international students from returning to or remaining in the United States if their colleges adopt an online-only instruction model for the fall.
Working Paper Models COVID Spread at University
New research suggests that for a large campus dealing with COVID-19, accurate testing and limits on class size and social contact may be of critical importance.
Administrators Who Say They Support Diversity and Inclusion Aren't Reaching out Enough to Black Colleagues Now
Administrators Who Say They Support Diversity and Inclusion Aren't Reaching out Enough to Black Colleagues Now
Why aren't more administrators who say they support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives reaching out to their black colleagues now?
To Survive in a Post-pandemic World, Colleges Must Rethink Their Value Proposition Now
To Survive in a Post-pandemic World, Colleges Must Rethink Their Value Proposition Now
College leaders seeking to survive and thrive in a post-pandemic environment have no choice but to reassess and redefine their value proposition, argue professors.
UK Universities Suffer Worst-ever Rankings in World League Table
Nearly three-quarters of UK universities slipped down while Asian institutions rose.
Junior Researchers Hit by Coronavirus-triggered Hiring Freezes
With student enrolment projected to fall, some US and UK institutions have halted recruitment.
Universities Will Never Be the Same After the Coronavirus Crisis
How virtual classrooms and dire finances could alter academia: the first chapter in a week-long series on science after the pandemic.
Promoting Equity and Inclusion for Mothers in Academe
What academic workplaces can do.
Cambridge Lectures to Be Online-only in 2020-21
There will be no face-to-face lectures in the next academic year due to coronavirus, the university says.
Colleges Are Deluding Themselves
Institutions are letting their financial and reputational worries cloud their judgment about when they can safely reopen.
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shattered the Myth of College in America
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shattered the Myth of College in America
Young people think of college as an investment in their future. Now that future is changing in ways they can't apprehend.
Covid-19 Shows Up UK Universities' Shameful Employment Practices
Instead of supporting the 54% of staff on insecure contracts, many managers are using the pandemic to sack them.
The Still Unsustainable Goal of University Ranking
The new and improved Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020 were published this week with as much online fanfare as THE could muster. Unfortunately,
Imagining a Higher Education System Beyond Covid-19
Andy Westwood sets out the not-insignificant challenges that the government now faces in deciding what it wants from universities after the pandemic.
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