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Articles by Paul Basken
With AAU providing teamwork and guidance, leading subset of black-serving US institutions hopes that banding together will help overcome decades of public neglect
Governor encounters some faculty and student pushback to his campaign of restrictions on curriculum and personal rights, but presidents and many academics cower in fear
Academic leader on equity and affordability sees many positives in Ann Arbor, but room for improvement in research and student experiences
Suspect¡¯s academic history raises pressure on universities to consider whether a heavy interest in some types of criminal behaviour warrants added screening
Kennedy School dean Elmendorf, under sustained protest, apologises and invites celebrated Human Rights Watch leader
Prodded by DeSantis, heads of all 28 campuses promise to hinder attempts to explain racial inequities to students
Politicians fight Chinese social media platform over security concerns seen as flawed and even risky, but with possible upside for student mental health
Florida¡¯s Trumpian governor has repeatedly attacked the freedom and expertise of the state¡¯s university sector. With the Yale and Harvard graduate widely tipped as the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, should universities nationwide be preparing for more of the same, asks Paul Basken
Discovery of classified Biden papers inside university¡¯s Washington office threatens to reverse reputational high from its seemingly prescient political cultivation
Survey portrays field as especially dangerous case of obsession with journal metrics, although chief accreditor promises aggressive bid on societal awareness
Trump administration found by congressional watchdog to have largely abandoned investigative office, while Biden team pressed to fix things quicker
As academia pushes to raise grades and completions among disadvantaged students, San Francisco professor shows value of Bandura, von Bertalanffy and kaizen
Haitian-born DesRoches aims to grow enrolment and diversity, boost research and create new global footprint
Expert panel requested by Congress suggests conditions under which universities could be exempted from its general ban on partnerships with Chinese government-backed educational programme
As administration awaits court action on blanket loan forgiveness, it promises regulatory change to sharply cut average costs for undergraduate borrowers
Three months after CBC review finds no basis for claims of native ancestry, prominent figure in law and academia announces retirement and university promises further examination
Former US senator and secretary of state to teach students, help attract global policy thinkers, and boost international engagement with women and youth
Named as founding law dean at High Point University, Mark Martin denies refusing congressional investigators but also keeps quiet about advice to defeated president on day of Capitol building assault
Federal prosecutor declares that prosecutions changed elite university operations, although wealth-based privileges seen as still robust
Major equity win at elite campus held out as hopeful model for all of higher education, yet social scientist also takes heed of the forces that favour backsliding
Returning home to New York, John King envisions a future of top rankings on faculty, employment and equity ¨C while promising his own tactical recalibration
Professor known for statements widely perceived as racist has had low class sign-ups for several years, suggesting campus verdict ahead of formal sanction review
In handling widespread and complicated problems for academia, especially after Covid, Ivy League institution moves from denial to attempts at finding compromise
Agreement on pay hikes and better benefits for graduate student instructors would end biggest-ever job action in US higher education, although many workers dissent
