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
Fractures emerge between Democratic candidates – but they, and even Republicans, actually share broad concerns on affordability
As public debate grows crude, University of Miami’s Julio Frenk pushes faculty to emphasise thoughtful alternatives
Confidence stalls, however, over depth of faculty commitment to open access
Incivility from US helps focus AUB students on need ‘to be the adults in the room’
After the collapse of for-profit colleges, big state universities see need and opportunity
Top bank chief and African college founder agree that campuses have limited role in building job skills
Settling 14-year case, Texas Tech bends to government complaint over its admissions process
A day after 13 parents admit guilt, larger group heads towards trial with higher stakes
Stanford expels implicated student, while new scandal highlights equities in sports
Analysis highlights racial imbalance in benefits across college sports
Rule-making ends with surprise pact after administration retreats from extremes
Fencing coach sold property for a price well above its market value to a businessman whose son later won admission
Despite its tarnished reputation and history of collapsed ventures, the for-profit sector retains a strong foothold on the US academy. Paul Basken tracks its successes and failures
Peer review promised by India-based publisher often turned out to be cursory or non-existent, says Federal Trade Commission
With public angered by bid to boost accused, Republicans take to sidelines
Despite legal setbacks, administration stops Obama rule forgiving duped borrowers
While waiting to transform economies, modern monetary theory is raising interest in a humble Missouri university department
University medical network paid $500,000 for books by Baltimore mayor, who takes leave
Historically black universities are learning from the success of an institution which did not admit a black student until 1962
榴莲视频 institution of right-wing provocateur sees little room under tenure constraints
For most competitive class ever, Asian Americans claim more than a quarter of seats
Policymakers shy away from regulatory reform as court cases progress
Republicans in Congress are far less ideologically driven to avoid deficits and increase military spending this time, writes THE’s North America editor Paul Basken
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