US Education Department begins admissions scandal probe Initial federal letter asks eight US universities for details on implicated staff and students By Paul Basken 26 March
Duke to pay $113 million in record research fraud case University said to have known of problems with lab technician’s faked data for several years By Paul Basken 26 March
Academic mental health in US spotlight after senior suicides Stronger attention to student mental health appears to overlook need among teachers By Paul Basken 25 March
Canadian budget offers little extra for science Despite thin pickings this time around, Trudeau’s Liberals have probably done enough to win the science vote in October’s election, says Creso Sá By Creso Sá 25 March
Harvard case stands to gain from US admissions scandal Lessons from wealthy bribes may help counter legal and political threats to affirmative action By Paul Basken 24 March
Trump issues free speech order, without power to compel Edict reveals limited levers available to US president By Paul Basken 22 March
US admissions scandal: hiding your privilege is an unacceptable privilege Elite US universities’ history of acknowledging hereditary advantage at least came with a sense of social obligation, says Amanda Louise Johnson By Amanda Louise Johnson 22 March
Universities challenged over Asian Americans’ workplace struggles Leadership barriers facing graduates suggest need for change, including in university curricula By Paul Basken 22 March
End use of ‘statistical significance’ in results, scholars urge Editorial in journal special issue says ‘arbitrary’ p-value threshold for analysing results has become ‘meaningless’ By Simon Baker 21 March
The ‘privileged poor’: universities are far from all inclusive Anthony Abraham Jack’s new book distinguishes two kinds of under-represented students and sets out what universities need to do if they truly want to recruit the most disadvantaged students. Matthew Reisz writes By Matthew Reisz 21 March
From access to genuine inclusion on US campuses Matthew Reisz considers the work of researchers who have shed light on the ‘invisibility’ of social class in US universities By Matthew Reisz 21 March
Scandal-hit Southern California names Carol Folt as president Leader takes reformer reputation to Los Angeles shortly after leaving University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill amid Confederate protest By Paul Basken 20 March
