Funding cuts pit US university leaders against states Forty-one per cent of respondents to ACE survey describe political climate as ‘hostile’ to higher education By Ellie Bothwell 20 June
Canada relaxes immigration process for visiting academics International professors on short stays will no longer need a work permit By Ellie Bothwell 19 June
Anti-Turnitin scholars call for rethink on tackling plagiarism Company accused of profiting from students’ intellectual property By Nick Roll for Inside Higher Ed 19 June
Universities ‘must reconnect with society’ in a sceptical world Divide between academia and public feels ‘dangerously wide’, says Oxford communications chief By Jon Marcus 15 June
Drew Faust to step down as Harvard president First female leader of the Ivy League institution has championed diversity during her tenure By Ellie Bothwell 15 June
Arthur Kerman, 1929-2017 MIT professor who advised US government on nuclear physics remembered By Matthew Reisz 15 June
‘Chicken’ university leaders roasted for tame defence of science Hermann Hauser calls on vice-chancellors to ‘take a stand against pseudoscience’ By Ellie Bothwell 15 June
World Reputation Rankings 2017: results announced Asian universities overtake top Western brands in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s most prestigious universities By Ellie Bothwell 14 June
Harvard withdraws admission offers over offensive Facebook messages Ivy League institution revoked offers to 10 students after learning they had mocked sexual assault and made racist comments By Ellie Bothwell 14 June
Internationalisation ‘increasingly seen as revenue driver’ in US Proportion of universities saying making money is a key motivation doubles in five years By Ellie Bothwell 14 June
Trust academics to design classrooms of future, says president US university leader explains how top teachers were selected to design a new multimillion-dollar teaching centre By Jack Grove 14 June
Journals blacklist creator blames university for website closure Jeffrey Beall says he faced 'intense pressure' from the University of Colorado Denver and feared losing his job By John Elmes 13 June