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 Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 5月 29日
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 Paul Basken 5月 29日
Should the ideals of the Floating University set sail once more? Ostensibly unsuccessful educational experiment still has important lessons for us today, claims historian Matthew Reisz 5月 29日
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 Karen Lawford 5月 27日
US accreditors seek better treatment of black colleges Struggling minority institutions feel ‘unfair’ assessments a key handicap Paul Basken 5月 26日
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 Paul Basken 5月 24日
Political hits now may help academia in Canadian election Provincial threats to higher education could arouse voter sympathies by October Paul Basken 5月 22日
First the worst? Lead authors ‘should take misconduct blame’ Holding ‘probably innocent’ co-authors responsible for research wrongdoing cannot be justified, say academics Nick Mayo 5月 22日
Ontario ends funding for artificial intelligence institute C$30 million cut also hits research on regenerative medicine Paul Basken 5月 21日
US campus doctor tied to decades of student sexual abuse Ohio State tallies 177 male victims of Richard Strauss amid ignored complaints Paul Basken 5月 20日
Harvard row prompts call for clarity on administrator freedom Dean was removed following opposition to his role in Harvey Weinstein’s legal team Ellie Bothwell 5月 20日
US scientists plead for clarity on foreign collaboration rules White House promising consolidated approach to suspicions of espionage in labs Paul Basken 5月 20日
