King Alexander’s history: lessons from a twice-ousted president After two forced resignations, exiled president tackles racism and selfishness undermining US higher education By Paul Basken 19 May
Supervising PhD behind bars breaks new ground in research Prisoners offer exceptionally honest answers to doctoral student serving with them in a US prison By Matthew Reisz 19 May
Police ‘aided fraternity members’ in?attack on?LGBTQ+ residence Pennsylvania liberal arts college promises external investigation of incident By Paul Basken 18 May
Artificial intelligence tool predicts ‘seminal’ research Researchers say system has potential to spot ‘hidden gems’ that may miss out on funding By Simon Baker 17 May
South Carolina president quits over plagiarised speech Robert Caslen, in commencement weekend address, had copied leader of bin Laden raid By Paul Basken 13 May
California’s online community college graduates just 12 students Calbright faces 2022 closure deadline after troubled start By Paul Basken 13 May
Black US colleges win case alleging state undermined them Four institutions get $555 million compensation for Maryland shifting their courses to white campuses By Paul Basken 13 May
Writing letters of recommendation is at the heart of being an educator What strikes some as a tedious chore prone to bias can transform lives and evoke enduring gratitude. Academics should embrace the opportunity to knit the plot of a person, says Douglas Dowland By Douglas Dowland 13 May
Retractions of popular papers ‘often go unnoticed’ Analysis argues that science has a ‘critical problem’ because its self-correction process is slow and ineffective By David Matthews 12 May
Hundreds of US colleges not worth cost, says Gates Foundation Powerful organisation moves to rank economic value of university education to students By Paul Basken 12 May
Literature reviews ‘poach attention’ from original research Future citations of a journal paper drop by more than a third after being included in a review By Jack Grove 12 May
Allowing more international students into the US would be a win-win Visa reform would offset declining domestic enrolments, spread US values and give students the education they want, says Kent Devereaux By Kent Devereaux 11 May