US public universities must be properly supported to ward off the next crisis
The pandemic has shown how public investment in research and healthcare pays off, argues Ana Mari Cauce
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Publishers’ market power ‘drives open access charges’
Journal reputation also a factor but likely to have only a small bearing on rapid rise of APCs
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Campus reopenings will require innovation and determination
NYU Abu Dhabi’s vice-chancellor explains how her institution kept its campus open during the pandemic and what others can learn from this experience
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Mask guidance on English campuses to ‘reflect’ school advice
Wearing of face coverings by school staff and pupils in communal areas becomes mandatory in areas of high coronavirus transmission
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Experimental college survives, with a bit more conventionality
Hampshire College bounces back from the brink
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‘Journal of Trial and Error’ seeks to normalise research failure
Set up by young researchers, new publication will highlight where studies went wrong – but it may struggle to attract submissions
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ߣߣÊÓƵn government to guarantee domestic teaching grants
Concessions address some concerns about proposed changes, but other worries linger
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Liberty University confirms Falwell resignation after sex scandal
Latest allegations against controversial president prompt resignation demand
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THE podcast: a new dawn for higher education?
We preview the upcoming virtual World Academic Summit and speak with the University of Toronto’s Susan McCahan about her vision of the future for higher education
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Let artificial intelligence sweep away the gloom
The pivot to online learning during the coronavirus pandemic has shown why university educators should embrace artificial intelligence, says Y. J. Jang
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The ‘grievance studies’ hoaxers are back, but should we listen?
Experts unimpressed by new attack on queer theory, post-colonial theory and other forms of ‘social justice scholarship’ by controversial authors
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‘Book a scientist’: academics find a new way to engage public
German researchers let members of the public fire questions at them in 20-minute slots, and the result is a deep, albeit narrow, form of science communication
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US universities reject Trump call to divest from China
Warning on endowments leaves academic leaders struggling to see rationale
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US campuses try chiding and suspending students to stay open
Colleges, in turn, are accused of ignoring behavioural inevitabilities
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US students overwhelmingly backing Biden and determined to vote
Expectations nevertheless modest given historical trends and virus complications