THE Campus Live: Don‘t ‘waste time’ on fee reviews, says Greening Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state By Tom Williams 6 December
US student-athletes in line for salaries In culmination of decade-long pressure, NCAA leader suggests minimum annual compensation of $30,000 for top sports players By Paul Basken 6 December
Republicans condemn US university presidents on Israel protests Leaders of three elite universities berated in appearance before lawmakers alarmed by protests By Paul Basken 6 December
Sharon Pickering named Monash v-c Australia’s biggest university appoints from within after ‘rigorous and broad-scale’ executive search By John Ross 6 December
Class attendance in US universities ‘at record low’ Persistent classroom absences attributed to online hype, mental stress, adjunct reliance and job-centric mindsets By Paul Basken 6 December
2U struggles as US universities go it alone on online delivery Loss of foundational Southern California alliance highlights institutions feeling they can now competently provide their own virtual courses By Paul Basken 6 December
Music helps sociologists to hit high notes The unexpectedly musical background of many sociologists might explain their academic success, Glasgow professor argues By Jack Grove 6 December
‘Chilling effect’ as misinformation research comes under attack Lawsuits and House probes launched against those who study online falsehoods leaves many questioning whether work will continue into next election cycle By Ryan Quinn for Inside Higher Ed 5 December
Voters see research spending as high priority, finds poll Academics should emphasis role research can play in tackling other voter priorities going into next year’s election, says campaign group By Tom Williams 5 December
University expertise paramount as world faces ‘scary transition’ Academy and fifth estate must team up, Nobel laureate says, as 3.2 billion people prepare to vote in a reality-free zone By John Ross 5 December
Harvard accused of pushing out scholar to please Facebook founder Ivy League university denies Joan Donovan’s claim that huge donation turned leaders against her By Paul Basken 5 December
Offer students incentives to study in-demand skills, says report Fee forgiveness or more generous student loans could be used to ensure an area’s skills needs are met, argues MillionPlus By Tom Williams 5 December
Tally of ‘underpaid’ Australian university staff nears 100,000 All but a handful of universities now tarnished by short-changing scandal, according to academic union By John Ross 5 December
In Ivonne del Valle protests at Berkeley, a craving for truths Long series of demonstrations aims to resurrect troubled lecturer, largely because students value her bigger understandings By Paul Basken 5 December
US reliance on lottery funding raises university concerns As state higher education leaders count growing share of support from gambling, experts detail reasons why they should be more alarmed By Paul Basken 5 December
Professor to sue Cambridge over ‘forced retirement’ rules Institution faces first legal test of its EJRA policy as it grapples with fallout from Oxford tribunal By Tom Williams 5 December
UK to review post-study work visa in drive to cut immigration Graduate route needs fresh look to ‘prevent abuse’, says home secretary, as increase in visa salary thresholds confirmed By Patrick Jack 4 December
Gaza university president killed in Israeli air strike Sufyan Tayeh, head of the Islamic University of Gaza, dies with his family as war resumes By Chris Havergal 4 December
Scholars ‘stumble through’ as British Library tools stay offline Loss of access to EThOS archive of 600,000 doctoral dissertations causes major disruption for PhD students By Jack Grove 4 December
Government will pilfer international levy proceeds, critics warn Criticism of Australia’s ‘tax’ on international students escalates amid signs that it may be a done deal By John Ross 4 December
‘Deeper malaise’ threatens future of pan-Asian university Financial shortfalls follow student hunger strikes and faculty suspensions and ‘bode ill’ for long-term future of South Asian University By Pola Lem 4 December
Experts doubtful as China launches new open access push While new database signals ‘ongoing endeavour’, dominance of existing subscription database unlikely to be challenged any time soon By Jing Liu 3 December
Seamlessness and vision required to commercialise research Australia has made strides in developing a commercialisation culture but still has a long way to go, says new STA president By John Ross 2 December
Mass resignations from diamond journal over £2,500 author fees Row at Journal of International Students spotlights challenges faced by periodicals that are free to publish in and read, and rely on volunteer labour By Jack Grove 1 December
Language barrier holds back international academics in Germany Xenophobia and complex career paths also dissuade researchers from pursuing professorships, study finds By Emily Dixon 1 December
Academic freedom under pressure as India tackles Gaza debate Criticism of lecture shows close link between government foreign policy and attacks on freedom of expression, according to scholars By Tiya Thomas-Alexander 1 December
Israel’s Gaza border college on ‘healing mission’ after attacks After killings of dozens of students, faculty and staff, and with 1,000 still displaced, Sapir College looks to rebuild and renew By Pola Lem 1 December
Aberdeen set to close language degrees as recruitment nosedives Union pledges to fight ‘academic vandalism’ being consulted on by Scottish university By Jack Grove 30 November
Remote collaboration leads to less innovative science – study Analysis of growing distance between researchers looks at puzzle of why digital connections have not led to upsurge in innovation By Jack Grove 30 November
Seasonal employment ruling ‘could slash Australian casualisation’ Delight and alarm in equal measures, as political manoeuvres and drafting technicalities limit both casual employment and its antidote By John Ross 30 November
Norway set to relax requirements for full university status In change welcomed by sector leaders, institutions can become fully accredited with only one PhD programme from 2025 By Emily Dixon 30 November
KAIST-NYU campus ‘shows Asia taking the lead’, says executive Leading Korean and US institutions are equal partners in development of New York outpost By Pola Lem 30 November
‘Educating the educators’ on AI a priority, summit told Even if university leaders are not experts in the technology, the potential is clear – and they might be able to draw on the ‘wisdom of ignorance’ By Patrick Jack 29 November