US undergraduates’ marijuana use hit record high during pandemic Hallucinogen use up but alcohol consumption down as Covid drives change in student social habits By Chris Havergal 8 September
Jill Biden returns to college teaching role with appeal for unity First presidential spouse with independent career hopes community college class will show middle ground on Covid By Paul Basken 8 September
Howard cancels classes as campus cyberattacks mount Top HBCU is latest victim in ransomware onslaught that has institutions globally struggling to counter By Paul Basken 8 September
The Chair: is Netflix show too painful for academics to watch? Scholars offer a range of views on the popular and much-anticipated Netflix series By Matthew Reisz 7 September
Amherst students protest against ‘restrictive’ Covid protocols Students prohibited from visiting off-campus restaurants and bars, and must wear masks indoors and outdoors By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 6 September
World Academic Summit: ‘same contrarian nonsense’ on Covid and climate change People will always ‘come up with the same bullshit’ to support anti-science agendas, says Nasa scientist By Anna McKie 6 September
End ‘panic and forget’ cycle of basic research, says virologist Author of ‘sleeping beauty’ coronavirus paper says her experience is ‘incredibly strong’ argument for funding basic science By Simon Baker 5 September
World Academic Summit: developing-nation universities courting serious partners Institutions in poorer nations have the eager students, and hope the West is now ready to supply the expertise By Paul Basken 3 September
World Academic Summit: branch campuses come of age as pandemic hits mobility But offshore bulwarks take many forms – and in some institutions, staying at home works best By John Ross 2 September
World Academic Summit: universities yet to grasp ‘enormity’ of slavery redress Admitting profits is a strong start, experts say, but academia has much more central culpability yet to remedy By Paul Basken 2 September
Biden threatens to withhold funding from colleges over vaccines US threatens aid cut if states prohibit Covid protections, and then makes clear university campuses are included By Paul Basken 2 September
Academic freedom can mean refusing to teach material that is too traumatic Keeping going through the pandemic has proved a huge challenge for many working in universities. Being asked to present a story involving an abused child proved a step too far for Rachel O’Donnell By Rachel O’Donnell 2 September
