Controversy erupts over final International Baccalaureate results Students and parents despair at disparity between predicted and final scores, with many saying that university places are at risk By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed 13 July
US judge sets quick review of Trump international student order With universities stressing urgency, court to decide by mid-week on banning evictions By Paul Basken 12 July
The ICE decision is a fundamental affront to international students Legal challenges may succeed, but US universities must plan how to maintain physical classes come what may to avoid mass deportations, says Brian Wong By Brian Wong 11 July
University of California appoints first black president Former Ohio State president pledges focus on pandemic, race and environment By Paul Basken 8 July
Trump foreign student threat ‘meant to force campus reopenings’ Universities plot targeted class structures to help avoid deportations By Paul Basken 8 July
US bars foreign students from online-only tuition Trump administration says learners from overseas must attend in-person classes if their university offers them, and they can’t remain in the US if their college moves entirely online By Paul Basken 7 July
US universities accused of ‘magical thinking’ on reopening plans As cases hit new highs, institutions confront costly implications By Paul Basken 7 July
Pandemic uncertainty points US students toward tuition insurance Insurance now being offered at same time students pay tuition fees, but it would not have protected those looking for refunds over online switch By Emma Whitford for Inside Higher Ed 6 July
Nobelists: scientists ‘circled the wagons’ over coronavirus threat Prizewinners argue that researchers have ‘stuck to a line’ about the pandemic’s danger in order to get politicians to listen – risking open debate By David Matthews 2 July
Research covered in mainstream media ‘gets more citations’ New study shows strong link between headlines and citations, but scholars say more research needed on causality By Simon Baker 2 July
US Supreme Court upholds state money for religious universities Ruling at school level seen as affirming situations involving colleges By Paul Basken 2 July
US campus reinstates bar on looking after children while working Florida State University’s move triggers concern about impact on female employees, as coronavirus continues to spread By Paul Basken 1 July
