Harvard demands personal essays from applicants in equity bid
As part of Biden-endorsed response to Supreme Court ban on race-based preferences, Ivy League elite requires applicants to describe life experiences
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Chicago settles aid-fixing lawsuit
In first concession among 17 elite institutions accused of conspiring to limit student assistance, university also agrees to help cases against others
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Australia needs research integrity watchdog, says report
Independent regulator would overcome entrenched conflicts of interest and remove ‘barriers’ for whistleblowers, according to former corruption commissioner
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University provides safe haven for scholars fleeing Hong Kong
University of Surrey sets up Hong Kong studies hub as political pressures drive Hong Kong academics to the UK
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Redrawing of French student support would be ‘huge change’
Transferable allowances could bring students clarity and flexibility as they become ‘customers who can make demands’, but some worry about workability and vesting unprecedented powers in landlord-...
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Bank card lets consumers fund research projects
Science Card will allow its users to contribute towards a range of scientific research projects through their daily spending
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Higher education must wrestle harder to escape ChatGPT’s death grip
Unless something is done, teaching and learning risks becoming a completely inauthentic spectacle, says Dan Sarofian-Butin
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UCU plans fresh strikes for start of new academic year
UK universities brace for yet more disruption as union prepares for reballot that could take dispute into 2024
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Journals need ‘diversity factor’ to improve representation
Paper proposes new tool that would judge major titles on metrics such as ratio of male to female authors
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US colleges drop fees to poach students from neighbouring states
Amid steep demographic declines, competition replaces cooperation for institutions that rely heavily on local populations
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A levels: Ucas not expecting big rise in international students
‘Absolutely not’ the case that home undergraduate places are being constrained, says outgoing head of admissions service
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Christian university granted waiver in sexual harassment case
First-ever federal exemption under 1972 anti-discrimination law clears path for Baylor University to escape sanctions from students claiming abuse
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Professors’ privilege: seniority helps men dominate research cash
Gender gap reflects workforce patterns, not success rate bias, as women gradually boost their share of the spoils in an increasingly competitive ‘game’
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Ashoka reaction ‘shows limits of freedom’ at private universities
Institution critiqued for ‘pre-emptive self-censorship’, perhaps to avoid falling afoul of government
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Universities increasingly take lead on Australian clinical trials
Once bit players in Australia’s clinical trial landscape, universities are now easily the most prominent sponsors