Seeing racial inequities in system of Republican-controlled legislature appointing campus trustees, state¡¯s Democratic leader sets up commission to press reforms
Ahead of ruling on Harvard and North Carolina cases, conservative majority on nation¡¯s top court makes clear it leans towards ending predecessors¡¯ 2003 approval of racial preferences in college admissions
Government plan for half of all graduates to major in sciences by 2032 ¡®difficult to realise¡¯ for private, humanities-focused institutions, academics say
Administration nevertheless presses borrowers to persist with their applications, saying it¡¯s ¡®more committed than ever¡¯ to promise of $380 billion in relief for millions
Universities must tackle issues that ¡®reduce enthusiasm for investment¡¯ to defend teaching and research budgets ¡®inevitably under threat¡¯, says Iain Mansfield
But political scientists and politician-scientist say the country¡¯s rightward shift poses ¡®no risk¡¯ to academic freedom or international recruitment
Sorin C?mpeanu accused of ¡®trying to legislate in his own interest¡¯ for draft law that would introduce amnesty for plagiarism more than three years ago
Government also set to introduce effective amnesty on doctoral plagiarism and loosen rules on candidates¡¯ relatives from serving on hiring and promotion committees