Paul Basken joined Times Higher Education as North America editor in September 2018. He was previously a government policy and science reporter with The Chronicle of Higher Education, where he won an annual National Press Club award for exclusives. He founded the State Department bureau at Bloomberg News, was a White House and international correspondent with United Press International, and serves on the editorial advisory board of ASEE’s Prism magazine.
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Articles by Paul Basken
Number of virus cases on campuses continues to spiral
Corporate funders suspected of fuelling idea of on-campus living for online courses, despite health concerns
Opponents seize momentum as pandemic leaves majority of US universities test-optional
Pledge draws respect given Google’s size, but triggers doubts about its eventual extent
Hampshire College bounces back from the brink
Latest allegations against controversial president prompt resignation demand
Colleges, in turn, are accused of ignoring behavioural inevitabilities
Warning on endowments leaves academic leaders struggling to see rationale
Expectations nevertheless modest given historical trends and virus complications
University admits broader problem as actress Lori Loughlin sentenced for fraud
Advocates for virtual labs finding chance to show cost and equity benefits of online experimentation
Board offering religious, rather than medical, expertise discounts value of NIH projects
Gamble to populate campuses seen as high-risk and not entirely necessary
After students gather to party, campus moves to online one week into semester
With students just arriving, institutions quickly find parties and outbreaks
University denies favouring black applicants over white and Asian American candidates
University seeks successor with mathematics professor planning to aid in key roles
In ongoing pressure campaign, US cites universities as allowing Beijing propaganda
Institutions defend value of online education despite reduction in charges
Scandal-driven ousting brings reflection to campus steeped in partisanship and power
National Science Foundation’s new emphasis in postgraduate funding seen as backsliding on diversity
Campus presidents emphasise belief in enrolment growth in survey
Big Ten collaboration, while limited, reflects growing pressure to cut costs
Absorbing troubled online institution, university pledges $225 million investment
