Top universities face losing billions as legal case gains traction Prospect of huge payout grows as Biden administration backs student claim that elite campuses colluded to hold down financial aid By Paul Basken 25 July
Here are three quick fixes that would mitigate precarity Giving adjuncts biweekly payments, internal status for permanent vacancies and tenure on promotion would all help, say Lisa Carver and Samantha King By Lisa Carver 25 July
Science inequity rooted in 鈥榤oralised鈥� worship of 鈥榟ard work鈥� Decade-long study of scientists鈥� output and attitudes produces book on why structural tactics to tackle gender and race inequalities fail By Paul Basken 22 July
Reproducibility in psychology 鈥榟inges on author role in replication鈥� Successful replication efforts heavily tied to whether original research team allowed a role, finds study of contentious psychology field By Paul Basken 20 July
US sector 鈥榳ould take 70 years鈥� to reach diversity goals Decades or centuries needed if progress continues at its current pace, consultancy firm concludes By Paul Basken 18 July
Laurentian crisis appears to near resolution Surprise insolvency has brought campus resignations and nationwide labour stress By Paul Basken 18 July
Michigan hires Santa Ono as president Leading US public institution, six months after firing Schlissel over affair claims, gets top academic voice on equity from UBC By Paul Basken 14 July
Admissions tests hinder disabled students, US audit finds With SAT and ACT already losing acceptance because of inequities, GAO details cost-related struggle of students to gain needed accommodations By Paul Basken 14 July
Northwestern president appointee pulls out after cancer diagnosis Rebecca Blank, who was until recently head of Wisconsin鈥檚 flagship campus, to return to state to fight aggressive form of disease By Paul Basken 12 July
Abortion ruling tipped to turbocharge US college voting turnout After 80 per cent gain in youth voting for last midterm congressional election cycle, Supreme Court decision seen as driving interest even higher By Paul Basken 12 July
Laval suspensions fuel Canadian free speech debates Professors sanctioned for vaccine discussions as politicians seen gearing up for US-style assault on academic rights By Paul Basken 8 July
Pittsburgh funding in peril over fetal research Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania hold up state鈥檚 budget as part of demand that university gets no money if valued research involving aborted tissue persists By Paul Basken 7 July