Limited anti-Asian bias found in US admissions data
Georgetown analysis, testing argument of Harvard opponents, sees little ethnic gain from SAT-only metric
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National Student Survey 2021: UK satisfaction hits new low
Survey was completed during major lockdowns in the UK when most students were studying online
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Gender transition leave rises up Australian union’s agenda
Paid time off for gender affirmation among the latest categories of special purpose leave demanded of universities
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French historians ‘being shut out of state archives’
Years of restrictions have stymied scholars’ work on topics such as the Algerian war of independence, and a new law could cement this lack of access
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Should academics be allowed to publish anonymously?
Editors of Journal of Controversial Ideas hope to puncture ‘cancel culture’, but other scholars warn researchers ‘can’t stop being an accountable moral agent’
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University curricula cannot be decolonised unless research is, too
We need knowledge and content that go beyond the Western world to design a meaningful decolonised, research-led curriculum, says Masi Noor
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Brazilian diaspora ‘will not return to universities under attack’
Latin America Summit hears that hostile political climate and lack of research funding in Brazil are preventing the return of scholars overseas
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Canada adds security checks to academic research grant bids
Trudeau creates mandatory review ahead of grant awards, aligning nation closer to US in suspicion of China
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Biden pares back student aid verification requirements
Reduction in paperwork demands comes amid a series of administration initiatives to help low-income borrowers
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Cornel West blasts Harvard’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ on way out
Leaving after tenure dispute, celebrated black activist professor criticises leadership
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Latin America University Rankings 2021: editor's note
After the release of the Latin America University Rankings 2021 it was discovered that the research and teaching pillar scores had been incorrectly displayed in the table. The scores incorrectly...
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Did mathematicians really need to stockpile famed Japanese chalk?
Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk moves some scholars to near ecstasy but may have lost its rationale in the shift to digital education
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How many staff does my university employ? Good luck finding out
Four different datasets, four different stories: Australian university staffing statistics ‘impossible to reconcile’
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World Reputation Rankings 2021: methodology
Our Academic Reputation Survey forms the foundation for these rankings, meaning that they are built on the insights of a representative sample of global experts
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Top Korean universities more ‘glass floor’ than ‘social ladder’
Low-income women the least likely to get an earnings boost from higher education, study shows