US higher education policy
Network of political appointees at universities and grant agencies will be difficult to dismantle, scholars warn
US administrators will destroy academic freedom if they cite it to maintain autonomy over admissions and hiring, says James F. O’Brien
Even favourable result for under-fire institution unlikely to quell president’s attacks, experts warn, as Columbia reaches own deal with administration
US-based researchers have dominated the Nobel prizes, but more than one-third of them were born abroad, drawn by the US’ world-leading research ecosystem. But many Nobel laureates fear that Donald Trump’s assault on that ecosystem will choke off the flow of future prizes. Jack Grove reports
The annual Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit drew thousands of students and a host of Republican luminaries. But the event was rather overshadowed by the row over Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. And mentions of university policy were as rare as purple hair, reports Patrick Jack
