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Articles by Paul Basken
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have come under sustained attack from the political right, resulting in the shuttering of DEI offices and curbs on teaching and research. With affirmative action also banned, how might universities continue to support minority students and staff, asks Paul Basken
Five years after arrest in Trump crackdown, Chinese-born Franklin Feng Tao gets vindication ¨C and wants his job back
Head of prominent public historically black institution troubled by programme performance and commencement slot for hemp farmer turned donor
Rising number of applicants from abroad secure visas but don¡¯t show up at campuses
University of Arkansas¡¯ decades-old gift traced to raft of disputed research now playing key political role
Tom Jackson resigns at Cal Poly Humboldt after ordering police raid on student demonstrators, amid nationwide pushback against hardline responses
Body found in river after gathering of a fraternity and a sorority that both had histories of alcohol-related violations
Ivy League campus, however, keeps in place the dean who also participated, boosting concerns about its sincerity amid sustained political threat
Republican nominee promises to end department in second term, though experts see underlying details as the more threatening aspects
Planetary warming shown to attract very few of the subject¡¯s scholarly articles, conference sessions and course listings
Latest gift brings tycoon¡¯s total gifts to alma mater to about $4.6 billion
Apparent elimination of longstanding regulatory process leaves higher education experts expecting more costs, complexities and confusions
After Trudeau administration imposed sharp cut in student visas, institutions are now watching other restrictions having a much stronger effect
Lawmakers promise ¡®robust conversation¡¯ on future of top science agency, but accompanying limits on funding and research freedom raise suspicions about ultimate intention
After enduring harsh national spotlight for pro-Palestinian student protests, Ivy League campus investigates case that hands its conservative critics powerful new ammunition
In latest intervention by conservative-dominated judiciary, proprietary schools temporarily avoid seeing student loan eligibility tied to period of degree requirements
Lack of management nous leaves legal profession vulnerable as human and technological shifts expose need for people skills
As collegiate sports grow more professionalised and women gain more fans, federal audit suggests that persistent oversights still leave large gender gap in safety
Leaving Boston University to start a new school of public health at Washington University in St Louis, the Malta native eyes the critical importance of shaping public attitudes
Michigan and CUNY accept Biden findings to complaints about campus demonstrations, which identifies student victims on both sides
Research suggests women particularly benefit from schemes that guarantee admission to highest-achieving school leavers
After decade-long suspension due to perceived overuse, federal budget set-asides by individual lawmakers again disproportionately bolstering academia and its science
Top US research funding agency, while unsure about proposed change to mission statement, swings back at partisan attempts to limit an equity-focused agenda
Philadelphia city officials probe University of the Arts shutdown, in sign that policymakers might see the need to go beyond their habit of only protecting their publics
