Philosopher Martha Nussbaum wins 2021 Holberg Prize Committee praises commitment to 鈥榤aking a real and lasting difference鈥� as well as 鈥榰nquestionable academic eminence鈥� By Matthew Reisz 5 March
Canadian Nobelists warn country over innovation malaise Top scientists say Canada must provide more fulfilling careers for its science graduates By Paul Basken 5 March
MIT Press to publish monographs open access from聽2022 Historic in-house press at Massachusetts Institute of Technology asking libraries for participant fee to enable titles to become publicly available By Jack Grove 5 March
Alumni-led boards 鈥榢ey to US universities鈥� strength鈥� Researcher argues that universities worldwide should adopt model after finding correlation between alumni governance and ranking position and endowment size By Ellie Bothwell 3 March
International students 鈥榤ore likely to choose US鈥� under Biden Survey finds that country has become more attractive to prospective overseas students since presidential election By Ellie Bothwell 2 March
NIH director 鈥榯ruly sorry鈥� for 鈥榮tructural racism鈥� in funding Health research funder promises broad attack on racial inequality By Paul Basken 1 March
US college trustees must push back on tuition fee increases Too many trustees misunderstand or forget their fiduciary responsibilities and become co-opted by institutional presidents, says James Koch By James V. Koch 1 March
Paul Alivisatos named as next University of Chicago president Berkeley provost must overcome financial challenges back at his alma mater By Paul Basken 26 February
Covid鈥檚 drain on US academic science starts raising alarm Toll on younger scientists highlights lack of research-specific pandemic aid By Paul Basken 26 February
Women rarely among highest paid at elite US universities Non-white women just 2.5 per cent of top earners on most research-intensive campuses By Paul Basken 25 February
US campuses still sceptical of Confucius Institutes under Biden Despite new encouragement, campuses that quit under Trump not considering reversals By Paul Basken 25 February
US fraternities blamed for spring semester Covid spikes Repeat of autumn semester outbreaks adds to mounting pressure on Greek system By Paul Basken 25 February