You be Hitler: is role-playing a good way to teach history? Innovative approaches can help students become more empathetic and skilled at decision-making as well as better historians By Matthew Reisz 30 May
Trusted voices: podcasts help academics transcend misinformation A podcast constructed and targeted well can amplify faculty expertise and build public trust, says Paul M. Rand By Paul M. Rand 29 May
Former Penn State leader ordered to jail over sex abuse failings Appeal on health grounds fails as prosecutor demands message for ignoring serial offending football coach By Paul Basken 27 May
Professor accused of aiding sexually abusive PhD student Attacker got help with doctoral degree while victim was told to find new career, she claims By Paul Basken 27 May
Class suspended over ‘hoax’ anti-white racism allegation Investigation, despite little evidence, seen as reflecting growing power of conservative critics of academia By Paul Basken 26 May
Public funding of US higher education shifts downward Covid helps end eight years of average increases, with wide state variations By Paul Basken 26 May
North Carolina faculty protest as Pulitzer winner denied tenure Intervention by Chapel Hill trustees hits higher education as dangerous new threat of political interference By Paul Basken 25 May
Black US colleges enjoy a renaissance, and hope to make it last Covid and equity movement give HBCUs a moment – and money – to show their worth By Paul Basken 24 May
Studies that fail to replicate ‘get more citations’ Articles in leading journals that can be reproduced gain 16 fewer citations a year on average, say Californian economists By Jack Grove 21 May
Lander wins key Senate vote to be Biden science adviser Democrats accept nomination while extracting commitment on gender equity in science By Paul Basken 21 May
University of Texas embraces state-funded ‘Liberty Institute’ Suggested new avenue for conservative donor influence opposed by students By Paul Basken 21 May
Doctoral student held by Egypt pleads for help from universities Waleed Salem has been unable to leave home country after being jailed during research By Paul Basken 20 May