Big data could help mitigate the affirmative action ban It isn’t perfect, but data and analytics could capture the disadvantages applicants face and the diversity they may represent, says Carlo Ratti By Carlo Ratti 7 July
‘Holistic’ admissions may struggle to blunt Supreme Court fallout Experts raise concern that US applicants will be forced to spin ‘sob stories’ about overcoming discrimination By Jack Grove 5 July
‘The fight is not over’ on student debt cancellation – Biden President outlines ‘new path’ towards providing debt relief for as many borrowers as possible By Patrick Jack 3 July
Supreme Court halts Biden student debt forgiveness plan Trump-appointed conservative supermajority rules that $400 billion forgiveness plan stretched intent of emergency relief By Paul Basken 30 June
US campuses vow push on racial equity after Supreme Court ruling Academic leaders see grounds for improvement despite Supreme Court ruling, though track record suggests reason for sceptism By Paul Basken 29 June
US Supreme Court blocks affirmative action in admissions Trump-installed conservative supermajority ends decades of precedent that allowed consideration of racial diversity in undergraduate enrolments By Paul Basken 29 June
Nobelist: scientific success ‘no barrier’ to work-life balance Berkeley biologist Randy Schekman tells researchers to stop ‘posting pet photos’ if they want to leave the lab on time By Jack Grove 29 June
US universities should teach a genuinely common core of knowledge Graduates who can make connections across time and disciplines would be more stimulated, in both the workplace and wider life, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 28 June
US academics pitch new Confucius Institute-style partnerships While admitting the much-protested model is dead in the US, Dartmouth’s Hanlon leads expert panel in setting out ways that similar language-culture teaching programmes could grow By Paul Basken 27 June
Nobelist: ‘anti-science’ Greenpeace in ‘crime against humanity’ Charity’s opposition to genetically engineered ‘golden rice’ is immoral given crop’s potential to end hunger, says Sir Richard Roberts By Jack Grove 27 June
US lawmakers encouraging three-year degree experiments On a bipartisan basis, members of Congress see value in federal government tweaking rules to allow and encourage quicker pathways By Paul Basken 27 June
Tulane aims to help New Orleans ‘resurrect jobs pipeline’ Redevelopment of hospital abandoned since Hurricane Katrina seeks to spin innovation from medical and public health strength By John Morgan 27 June
