California State University to keep teaching online into spring Nation’s biggest four-year system giving half-million students time to prepare By Paul Basken 11 September
Arizona State vows to lead push for environmental rescue New $200 million laboratory aims to rectify academia’s past mistakes, but may find familiar limits By Paul Basken 11 September
Student Success Forum to assess impact of Covid-19 on two continents Higher education leaders across Europe and the US will examine access, mental health support and international student enrolments in socially distanced education By THE Events team 10 September
US universities defend reopening plans as virus spreads Campus leaders see justification in limited outbreaks and grateful students By Paul Basken 10 September
Axing admissions tests avoids real solutions, ACT argues Head of major standardised test sees bans as excuse for income-related gaps By Paul Basken 9 September
US police killings turn spotlight on university training Critics complain programmes focus too much on tactics and weapons and avoid cultural diversity issues By Jon Marcus 9 September
Draw lots for Harvard entry, says Michael Sandel The increasing social status of the ‘highly credentialed’ risks breeding populist resentment, according to renowned political philosopher By Matthew Reisz 7 September
Plans for autumn term in US heavily linked to political influence Analysis finds that a college’s reopening decision for the autumn term is tied to the red or blue shade of its state By Madeline St. Amour for Inside Higher Ed 7 September
Canada scores well on governance diversity but has more to do While finding seats as university directors, minorities still lack teaching equity and questions remain over ‘check-box representation’ By Paul Basken 6 September
For maximum Covid compliance, build bridges with students, not barriers Admonishments from student leaders will ring louder than punishments for non-adherents, say Sheldon Jacobson and Janet Jokela By Sheldon H. Jacobson 6 September
University investigates after historian’s race deception admission Jessica Krug, a ‘white Jewish child’ of suburban Kansas City, blames mental stress By Paul Basken 4 September
US asks universities not to send Covid-infected students home Number of virus cases on campuses continues to spiral By Paul Basken 3 September