Professor paid less than male peers loses discrimination case Judge says that salaries paid to Catherine Freyd’s colleagues reflect departmental roles and retention raises By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 29 May
Stanford aims to keep its brainchild AI on straight and narrow New institute intends to marshal all academic fields to nudge artificial intelligence and its uses to more positive place By Paul Basken 29 May
Should the ideals of the Floating University set sail once more? Ostensibly unsuccessful educational experiment still has important lessons for us today, claims historian By Matthew Reisz 29 May
Canada’s efforts at boosting inclusivity will not fly The adoption of an Athena SWAN-style initiative is undermined by a failure to meaningfully consult Indigenous Peoples, say Karen Lawford and Jamie Lundine By Karen Lawford 27 May
US accreditors seek better treatment of black colleges Struggling minority institutions feel ‘unfair’ assessments a key handicap By Paul Basken 26 May
Retention challenges leave ‘debt-free’ promises sounding hollow Impact of massive gifts may be limited if high dropout rates among disadvantaged students cannot be reined in By Paul Basken 24 May
First the worst? Lead authors ‘should take misconduct blame’ Holding ‘probably innocent’ co-authors responsible for research wrongdoing cannot be justified, say academics By Nick Mayo 22 May
Political hits now may help academia in Canadian election Provincial threats to higher education could arouse voter sympathies by October By Paul Basken 22 May
Ontario ends funding for artificial intelligence institute C$30 million cut also hits research on regenerative medicine By Paul Basken 21 May
US campus doctor tied to decades of student sexual abuse Ohio State tallies 177 male victims of Richard Strauss amid ignored complaints By Paul Basken 20 May
Harvard row prompts call for clarity on administrator freedom Dean was removed following opposition to his role in Harvey Weinstein’s legal team By Ellie Bothwell 20 May
US scientists plead for clarity on foreign collaboration rules White House promising consolidated approach to suspicions of espionage in labs By Paul Basken 20 May
