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Top provider of basic research funding to US higher education hopes that a narrower set of evaluation criteria will aid black scientists and better retain expert reviewers

Universities told to spend 5 per cent of total income on equality programmes after report finds UN 2030 goal ¡®highly unlikely¡¯ to be met

All but tiny minority of population qualify for enrolment under ¡®economically weaker¡¯ label

Leading civil rights figure in US higher education questions assertions by Supreme Court justices that ending legacy advantages could be a reasonable response to their expected ban on affirmative action

Decade-old policy has dramatically changed the make-up of institutions, but critics claim it is unfair and unconstitutional

Higher education settings found to be worse than schools and workplaces for accent-based discrimination

Seeing racial inequities in system of Republican-controlled legislature appointing campus trustees, state¡¯s Democratic leader sets up commission to press reforms

Ahead of ruling on Harvard and North Carolina cases, conservative majority on nation¡¯s top court makes clear it leans towards ending predecessors¡¯ 2003 approval of racial preferences in college admissions

More higher education staff also identify as non-binary in what campaigners say reflects LGBTQ+ people¡¯s confidence to be themselves

Universities¡¯ marketing and motherhood statements fall short of students¡¯ ¡®more nuanced¡¯ perceptions, Australian audit finds

Head of New York Public Library warns that ¡®two-tier¡¯ higher education system is broken and ¡®letting kids down¡¯

Celebrated Harvard economist opens THE¡¯s World Academic Summit by showing academia¡¯s top leaders the ways their sector continues to stratify society

For a historian, the most gripping work does not entail vindicating or impeaching, but exploring how and why, says Alison Bashford

¡®Awful lot of pressure¡¯ on higher education sector ¡®to do the heavy lifting¡¯ without wider societal commitment, says Manchester professor

Twente president says €4 million a year for national EDI efforts ¡®a start¡¯, but that famed tolerance ¡®emphatically¡¯ not the same as inclusion

We must examine how our measures of merit are impacted by culture, context, place and hierarchy, says Cheryl de la Rey

At an institution already known for inclusivity, Valerie Sheares Ashby plans to apply those values to her ambitions to grow UMBC¡¯s infrastructure and research activity

Union¡¯s survey finds majority feels social class determines career progression in higher education

Careful thought is required before Western art music is condemned and cast out, says James Olsen

Private Orthodox institution acts after US Supreme Court upholds state court recognition order that¡¯s likely to be reversed later

Traditional metrics neglect the systematic barriers faced by individuals with various oppressed axes of identity, says Shan-Jan Sarah Liu

As universities buff up their diversity credentials, Australia¡¯s largest regional institution warns of ¡®hunting¡¯ in its backyard

University report alleges students were charged extra fees in dentistry school, but faculty see racial politics and retaliation over whistleblowing

Labor minister¡¯s insistence that postcode should not determine opportunity sparks new initiatives

Former disability commissioner says universities have lifted their game, but employers not so much

Chapters¡¯ severing of campus affiliation predicted to show US sector¡¯s reluctance to challenge ¡®Greek life¡¯ abuses

As administration approves $10,000 baseline of loan forgiveness after long deliberation, universities promise hard look at pricing and value

Cardona cites cultural deficit in lamenting that billions in equity-oriented aid is failing to make a significant difference

University hopes to build more diverse faculty by enriching PhD process with skills typically acquired in prolonged postdoc slog

The academic and civil rights crusader talks about a mother who showed her how to stand up for herself and for others

Just 20 years after their very existence was uncertain, LGBTQ campus leaders now writing the book on how to learn from their personal schools of hard knocks

As loss in Harvard and UNC cases seems likely, dozens of top corporations argue in filings that they do better with diverse workforces

California continues trailblazing push with major publishers but sees fundamental cost problem still unresolved

Answering lawsuit, Biden administration agrees ¨C for now ¨C that native speakers can get full credit for foreign language mastery

Swinburne v-c lambasts sector for following English model, but Monash head puts international education on par with key resource exports

Difficulties defining who has indigenous heritage complicates efforts to stop some profiting from made-up affiliations

Spate of new senior roles created as universities seek answers on addressing sustainability, diversity and social responsibility

Disproportionate impact must be considered by universities when assessing performance of staff, study finds

Decades or centuries needed if progress continues at its current pace, consultancy firm concludes

Measures on student outcomes, high-quality provision and impartiality could all be wolves in sheep¡¯s clothing, says Jennifer Hastings

While sector welcomes significant funding injection, future shape of national centre is clouded, as is much of its past efforts

Leading US public institution, six months after firing Schlissel over affair claims, gets top academic voice on equity from UBC

With SAT and ACT already losing acceptance because of inequities, GAO details cost-related struggle of students to gain needed accommodations

¡®The current court has clearly shown its willingness to directly overturn past precedents in order to achieve conservative policy goals, and I don¡¯t see why this case would be different,¡¯ says sociologist

Having a name that takes longer to pronounce also associated with employment at a lower-ranked institution

Letter urges Baroness Hale and Lord Reed to step back from Law Quarterly Review and Criminal Law Review until diversity improved

As Pride Month draws to a close, Nick Braisby reflects on what it means to him 

Female scholars grossly under-represented on editorial boards of public health and environmental science publications, says Cambridge-led study

Shift prestigious institutions to ¡®greater potential¡¯ of education for excluded adults, says FT columnist

Australian research highlights need for more than a front-end focus on boosting diversity

Olivier-nominated actress Josette Bushell-Mingo wants to keep pushing hard questions about role of arts in society as leader of London institution

In fight to keep cities safe, some academics seen as harming urban poor by prioritising police and donors over community needs

Australia¡¯s oldest university library adopts new protocols for acknowledgement, representation and access to indigenous material

The Princeton University president discusses the oversimplification of the free speech debate and his personal journey of discovery kicked off by his son¡¯s school project 

Eye-popping results from Australian study warrant complete overhaul of how teaching subsidies are distributed, researchers say

Caste-focused policies spark disagreement on ¡®difficult to pin down¡¯ problem

Joshua Katz dismissed after renewed probe of sexual misconduct case

Members asked to back motion opposing ¡®gender critics¡¯ and ¡®transphobes¡¯

The vice-chancellor of McGill University reflects on her nine years leading one of Canada¡¯s top universities as she prepares to step down

Pentagon fell short on promises to help HBCUs compete for research grants, though institutions see new motivation from foreign tensions