Female academics’ career opportunities ‘reduced after #MeToo’ World-first study highlights need for clear sexual harassment policies, suggesting that men became more wary of collaborating with female colleagues By John Ross 14 September
Student interest in studying Russian slumps as Ukrainian surges Scholars say Russia’s war is to blame for decline in first-year students, with some noting ‘unprecedented’ increases in Polish and Ukrainian languages By Pola Lem 13 September
Kevin Hall: reconciliation with indigenous people The president of the University of Victoria outlines how his university is welcoming more indigenous people By Rosa Ellis 13 September
Cash boost renews questions over Carnegie Mellon Rwanda mission Rwandan government and Mastercard Foundation hand over $275 million as institution enters second decade By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 12 September
Canada pushed for commitment on tackling student visa delays With large backlog of student applications likely throughout the semester, institutions plead for clear answers on winter term By Paul Basken 12 September
Oberlin to pay bakery $36 million for backing student boycott Local store gets huge punitive court-ordered payout over campaign castigating its 2016 pursuit of shoplifting black student By Paul Basken 12 September
Carnegie Mellon rejects professor’s condemnation of late Queen University sees free-speech limits after Nigerian-born professor wishes monarch pain for colonial abuses By Paul Basken 9 September
US students ‘becoming more tolerant’ of free speech Survey in annual report by advocacy group Fire shows slightly less support on campuses for shouting down or using violence to deter speakers By Paul Basken 7 September
Texas may overtake Harvard endowment – at big cost Vast lands owned by state’s campuses since 1800s ofter multibillion-dollar oil profits, along with huge environmental, political and reputational risks By Paul Basken 7 September
Third of US college graduates live with parents Analysis links poor salary returns to students underestimating career potential of major choices – and universities not sharing earnings information By Paul Basken 5 September
UCLA battles Asian professors University report alleges students were charged extra fees in dentistry school, but faculty see racial politics and retaliation over whistleblowing By Paul Basken 2 September
Large surpluses post-lockdown ‘a blip’, say Canadian universities Institutions emerge from lockdowns with an unusually large amount of money left over but say surpluses mask real financial difficulties By Paul Basken 30 August