Maria Klawe: dealing with sexism in tech The president of Harvey Mudd College discusses smashing glass ceilings and how to get more women into STEM subjects By Rosa Ellis 14 April
Biden team questions Congress’ fear of Confucius Institutes Opening congressionally mandated review of Chinese educational centres, Pentagon official pushes lawmakers to concentrate on bigger challenges By Paul Basken 13 April
Pressure to pass mediocre students forced me out of academia After years of resisting university managers determined to graduate students at all costs, one US professor decided it was time to quit By Anonymous 13 April
Funny academic journal paper titles ‘can increase citations’ New citation study overturns long-held belief that science is no laughing matter By Jack Grove 13 April
USC conviction brings US admissions scandal to finale Only coach to risk federal trial found guilty on multiple charges, giving prosecution overwhelming win in three-year process By Paul Basken 12 April
Kansas chemist convicted in China ties trial Franklin Feng Tao found guilty despite lack of evidence of payment and Biden commitment to halt Trump-era crackdown By Paul Basken 12 April
Trudeau budget disappoints Canadian campuses With emphasis on research commercialisation and limited gains in aid, higher education senses lost opportunity in Liberal-NDP team By Paul Basken 12 April
UNC gains popularity even with racial strife Student body president concedes academic value, for most black students, outweighs the problems causing many faculty to leave, but calls for stronger leadership By Paul Basken 11 April
Open access loses when publishers are vilified Legitimate concerns about publishers’ grip on the academy will not be addressed if open access debate remains so polarised, says Amy Brand By Amy Brand 8 April
US universities fight potential Biden move on drug patents As president vows to lower drug prices, academia sides with corporates against allowing waivers to legislation credited with driving US innovation By Paul Basken 7 April
Biden extends student loan forgiveness, bringing political clash Amid election-year debate on college costs, Biden extends pause on federal loan repayments and wipes away records of past defaults By Paul Basken 7 April
Canada ‘reaping benefit of Brexit’ on student flows Data on Canadian study permits suggests ‘spike’ in student numbers from some continental nations By Simon Baker 6 April