Virginia aims to force hiring of conservative professors Governance strategy by Trump-backing Republican governor held up by national group of university trustees as model to be emulated By Paul Basken 21 April
US campuses urged to be better neighbours Protests target wealthy campuses over housing policies and lack of action on crime and community well-being By Paul Basken 20 April
Doubts over future for US’ Christian colleges amid closures Series of recent shutdowns across the country attributed to shifts in political attitudes and post-Covid technologies By Paul Basken 19 April
Texas senators move to ban tenure and diversity initiatives State Senate has already passed one of three bills that would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs, and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming By Ryan Quinn for Inside Higher Ed 17 April
Harvard’s Bacow urges pushback against political threats Outgoing president laments partisan attacks on academia as he is criticised for handing a major honour to top funder of Ron DeSantis By Paul Basken 17 April
Big university donors are distorting research agendas Kenneth Griffin’s $300 million donation to Harvard is unusual in not being tied to pet ideological causes, says Naomi Oreskes By Naomi Oreskes 17 April
March Madness college basketball success ‘boosts applications’ Analysis shows institutional recruitment increases after branding and visibility boosts in annual tournament By Patrick Jack 13 April
Vinod Menon: My most memorable moment? Receiving $180,000 The India-born, CUNY-based expert on light-matter interaction discusses his work to help school students share his sense of excitement By Paul Basken 13 April
US halts plan to block foreign companies In ongoing retreat from February order that alarmed higher education, Biden officials cancel third-party restrictions By Paul Basken 13 April
Rutgers faculty begin strike Unions representing full-time and adjunct faculty walk out at New Jersey’s three-campus 67,000-student system By Paul Basken 12 April
Legacy admissions for alumni children: the beginning of the end? University of Pennsylvania’s pulling of legacy aid seen as sign of embarrassment and potential harbinger of change across US elite By Paul Basken 11 April
US states are turning their backs on bachelor’s degrees. Work is needed To retain students, US institutions must give credit for learning that occurs in professional settings, say Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel By Stephen J. Handel 7 April