Drastic Alaska cuts upheld, raising worries for US public HE State’s budget crisis seen as highlighting growing doubts about lawmakers’ confidence in the value of knowledge By Paul Basken 15 July
Fund US sector by performance, not ‘free college’, officials urge Widespread talk of free college may give way to tougher institutional measures, conference hears By Paul Basken 11 July
University of California defiant as Elsevier cuts journal access US’ top producer of research papers hopes stance will force major gains in open access By Paul Basken 11 July
Fired Chinese academics victims of US university ‘kangaroo court’ FBI views academic collaboration with Chinese institutions as ‘sharing with the enemy’, says attorney for sacked geneticists By Paul Basken 10 July
US university professor helps beat Trump on Twitter blocking Despite win, academic acknowledges critics of tactic of rapid-fire attacks on president By Paul Basken 10 July
Harvard fires fencing coach after admissions probe The coach, Peter Brand, had accepted high home purchase price from applicant’s father By Paul Basken 10 July
Academic conferences ‘lack protections against sexual harassment’ Only a quarter of biology conferences set rules on attendee behaviour and penalties for misconduct are even rarer, study finds By Paul Basken 8 July
Kamala Harris’ HE record prioritises affordability and minority access Daughter of academic immigrants has plenty of history on higher education policies By Paul Basken 8 July
Alaska president seeks cuts ‘glide path’, not ‘crash landing’ While fighting huge state funding cut, James Johnsen concedes overcapacity and low interest By Paul Basken 5 July
Nobelist: work-life balance impossible for scholars in short term Wolfgang Ketterle says scientists should aim instead for equilibrium in the longer term, and always keep other interests or hobbies By David Matthews 5 July
Scientists quit Ligo project over authorship dispute Founder of Ligo project reveals some researchers have left over a lack of recognition, exposing wider attribution difficulties for large teams By David Matthews 5 July
USC to pay San Diego $50?million for poaching scientist Fast-growing Los Angeles campus had long insisted no impropriety in luring Paul Aisen, his data and his team By Paul Basken 4 July