US campuses’ autumn teaching plans gradually move online Faculty protests also rise, as institutions weigh staff health against fear of alienating students By Paul Basken 13 August
Unions concerned as Georgia pushes post-tenure review At partisan moment, governing regents pursue new processes allowing for firing of tenured faculty By Paul Basken 10 August
Senators warn Biden on international student visa delays Major delays in embassy processing times suggest State Department is not prioritising issue, lawmakers say By Paul Basken 9 August
Canada’s top court backs universities on copyright law Unanimous decision for York University lets lecturers keep sharing portions of published works with students By Paul Basken 5 August
Nicholas Dirks: the ‘two cultures’ must finally be reconciled Resistance to the knowledge generated by science will only be overcome with the help of the humanities. But what can universities do to bridge C. P. Snow’s famous divide between these fields, which endures to this day? By Nicholas Dirks 5 August
Biden backs university Covid mandates as governors clamp down US president follows higher education associations in condemning Republican bans on public health measures such as vaccination and face coverings By Paul Basken 4 August
University of California strikes open access pact with PNAS Agreement to waive author fees similar to one with Jisc, which together serve as model for future expansion By Paul Basken 4 August
US revives pursuit of academic in China spying case Amid silence from universities and protests from Democrats, Biden prosecutors seek new trial for Anming Hu By Paul Basken 3 August
Ole Miss settles with lecturer who claimed sacking was political University insists historian Garrett Felber was let go for failing to communicate effectively with department chair By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 2 August
Universities should not offer the false hope of ‘fertility’ benefits Institutions that want to help their staff have children should focus on the factors that drive postponement, says Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos By Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos 29 July
US universities push for fewer hurdles on gene editing farm animals Veterinary schools lead campaign protesting regulatory obstacles applied to an array of food-related genomic research By Paul Basken 26 July
Government college subsidy found to hurt US veteran earnings Federal benefit is too big, and former soldiers often choose low-quality institutions, new analysis argues By Paul Basken 25 July