Marie Borroff, 1923-2019 Tributes paid to a poet and scholar of medieval literature who ‘rendered the world brighter’ By Matthew Reisz 25 July
Outrage over professor’s claim that US academy is ‘sweet racket’ Wall Street Journal op-ed on faculty salaries prompts collective fact check from scholars By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 25 July
Jeffrey C. Stewart: plight of black people is ‘worse today than it was in the '90s’ The Pulitzer winner discusses the lack of national alarm over the lives of black communities in the US and how art can help Americans overcome barriers of race By Ellie Bothwell 25 July
Penn under pressure after professor opposes ‘non-white’ immigration to US Law dean calls Amy Wax’s views ‘repugnant’ but does not answer demands for her removal By Paul Basken 24 July
Carnegie Mellon sees Africa growth as wise investment New campus after seven years of CMU operations in Rwanda raises hopes, questions of sustainability By Paul Basken 23 July
US campaign vows might mean limited help for black colleges Minority institutions wary of big candidate promises to lavish them with support By Paul Basken 22 July
US colleges identify shortcomings in teacher training Provision of teacher residencies and mentoring by universities seen as key to long-term science improvement By Paul Basken 19 July
Harvard president challenges Trump immigration crackdown Situation is ‘driving anxiety and fear on our campuses’, Lawrence Bacow warns top officials By Paul Basken 18 July
US universities must rein in fees to curb rise in Republican antagonism University of Alaska cuts are just the latest example of what is probably the new normal in US political culture, says Ben Trachtenberg By Ben Trachtenberg 18 July
Pearson turns page on textbooks in favour of ‘digital first’ US model Print versions of Pearson materials will still be available to rent, but students will be discouraged from buying them By Lindsay McKenzie for Inside Higher Ed 17 July
Alaska’s university cuts will darken its future The well-known economic and social benefits of higher education have been tossed aside for short-term political gain, says Steven Brint By Steven Brint 17 July
California sees profit in solely student-funded master’s degrees UC system looks to job-focused courses to ease budget woes, but critics see erosion of HE as public good By Paul Basken 15 July
