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Oregon leader and lawyer to succeed Morton Schapiro this autumn

University hopes to build more diverse faculty by enriching PhD process with skills typically acquired in prolonged postdoc slog

As Science retracts a paper by a second James Cook alumnus, critics ask where they learned their craft

Sparked by fear of Chinese technological competitiveness, Congress acts to double NSF budget with push for applied technology

After a particularly jarring moment on its fraternity-heavy campus, US institution tries teaching officers about tolerance and listening

First driven by necessity due to the pandemic, broadcasting from ecological sites has many advantages, says academic 

Long-term halt in loan repayment requirement – while Biden stalls on other protections – undermines key federal accountability method, experts warn

Teaching English to military professionals who value relationships has been a breath of fresh air, says a former US academic

Comparing students’ writing abilities in subsequent assignments with this yardstick could help combat contract cheating, says Dave Tomar

As US campuses relent under societal pressure on masking, results from autumn 2021 semester affirm value of basic protections

Four decades as professor and campus vice-president, with a stint in Italy, has Robert Berne seeing parallels to global intrigue and prison life

With university set to become a near-universal expectation for high-school graduates, the separate silos in which K12 and higher education have traditionally operated are increasingly being seen as barriers to equity. But what, realistically, can universities do to bridge the great divide? Paul Basken reports