Johns Hopkins’ philosophy department receives $75 million gift Donation from investor Bill Miller will create new professorships and provide student support By Ellie Bothwell 17 January
18 practical steps to help universities better serve Generation Z Mary Visser asks if universities are delivering for people born in the late 1990s By Mary Visser 15 January
Students defend the future of facts on Wikipedia As part of a US initiative, undergraduates are given assignments to create articles, helping to develop critical appraisal skills By Holly Else 15 January
US endowment tax ‘could hit 80 universities by 2031’ Economics scholar estimates impact of new excise tax on university endowments By Ellie Bothwell 12 January
Students ‘more likely to go to female lecturers for favours’ Special requests divert women from more productive activities, study warns By Sophie Inge 12 January
California’s community colleges: university gateway, economic engine Chancellor of world’s biggest higher education system sees Trump immigration plan as ‘antithesis’ of American values By John Morgan 11 January
Historians urge PhD students to look beyond academic careers American Historical Association emphasises transferable skills and collaborative research By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 8 January
US proposals ‘could shut poorest students out of universities’ New higher education bill would increase cost of university and likelihood of scams, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 8 January
Global university collaboration is key to fighting nationalism Universities have a big role to play in counteracting the nationalist sentiment emerging around the world, Amit Chakma says ahead of 2018 Asia Universities Summit By Amit Chakma 6 January
The 2018 global Academic Reputation Survey: why you should take part Phil Baty on how É«ºÐÖ±²¥'s annual reputation survey informs its World University Rankings By Phil Baty 4 January
Calestous Juma, 1953-2017 Career of prolific technology and development expert took him from Nairobi to Harvard By Matthew Reisz 4 January
Patrick Awuah: putting ethics at the heart of African higher education The Ghanaian university president on medieval poetry, good leadership and Goethe By Ellie Bothwell 4 January
