Canada joining the rush to create a Darpa Trudeau government set to fulfil campaign promise for version of legendary US innovation agency, amid mixed expert assessment of its wisdom By Paul Basken 17 January
Slogans are no substitute for concrete university policies and programmes Marketing claims are often empty, unaccompanied by comprehensive policies, plans, timetables or evaluation criteria, says Harvey Graff By Harvey J. Graff 17 January
Dartmouth extends need-blind admissions to international students Pledges of $90 million help Ivy League campus join small club depleted in recent years by financial stress and prioritisation of domestic applicants By Paul Basken 14 January
US universities mull adopting New York college’s four-day week While its educational niche may confer unique advantage, D’Youville shows it can maintain student services with one less day By Paul Basken 14 January
Penn chooses Virginia’s Elizabeth Magill as president Provost at Virginia expected to take office in July, replacing Gutmann after high-profile 18-year tenure By Paul Basken 13 January
Stanford Marriage Pact finds students keen on romantic assistance Isolation and anxieties of Covid and Trump eras drive campus matchmaking model, and possible reinforcement of elite By Paul Basken 13 January
US sets new research ethics rules for scientists Biden team aims to block Trump-era political interference in research findings, although its top adviser faces her own such questions By Paul Basken 11 January
US universities sued over joint financial aid limits Lawsuit brought by five former students of 16 top-ranked institutions alleges costly violation of limited federal exemption for coordinating scholarship packages By Paul Basken 11 January
Striking Columbia student workers agree deal with university Major union win includes access to arbitration or mediation on discrimination and harassment complaints By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 11 January
ߣߣƵ acquires Inside Higher Ed Leading providers of university insights and data will reach combined audience of more than 50 million annually By THE reporters 10 January
US campuses chafing under Covid restrictions Once a conservative rallying cry, calls to ease protections spread in academia as fast-moving Omicron variant appears less threatening By Paul Basken 10 January
Do we really need deans and provosts? The pandemic may just push US colleges and universities to do what they should have done a long time ago: reorganise, says Michael Hadjiargyrou By Michael Hadjiargyrou 6 January
