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
Long-time university leader is third top MSU official charged criminally with a failure to properly account for decade-long pattern of abuse by team doctor
Tycoon’s donation is record for a US educational institution and seen as potential groundwork for 2020 presidential run
Legal counsel describes how she was fired after pushing for investigation into misconduct at elite US institution
New regulations outlined by Trump officials would hand stronger rights in some areas to those facing sexual misconduct complaints on college campuses
In selecting its new bases, the massive online retailer rewarded areas rich in highly educated talent but also showed no US city yet produces enough such people
Several months after college removed three professors, student lawsuit outlines years of grades and promotions tied to sexual demands
Public institutions vow to tackle inequality at conference
Counter-intelligence agent’s warning raises fears for universities that students will feel increasingly isolated
Democrat gains may not convert into legislative wins for higher education, lobbyist warns
Rapid expansion of Southern New Hampshire University sparks interest but also concern
Voters back increases in university spending in series of local ballots
Case may show that Canada needs a broader strategy to become an innovation powerhouse
Increased stresses and decreased stigma leading to surge in rates of students under treatment
Parties must wait for a ruling on affirmative action policies, with a Supreme Court judgment likely years away
Academics express anxiety about ultimate reach of proposed policy tying gender to birth
After the death of a student athlete, university directors backed their football coach over their president, but subsequent protests led them to quickly reverse course
If he had chosen to pursue the biggest factor in Harvard’s admissions discrimination – preferences for the white and wealthy – Michael Wang would have faced obstacles from alumni and the law alike
After stockpiling land for decades, leading US university plans $1 billion (?774 million) science complex
Win or lose, Harvard may need to ask whether pursuing its affirmative action case all the way to the Supreme Court is in the best overall interest of US higher education
Donald Trump’s election prompted US scientific leaders to get more of their own into public office. However, as the midterm elections loom, progress on bringing analytical skills into the political arena looks like being very slow, writes Paul Basken
Nearly 15 per cent of American undergraduates diagnosed with anxiety, and 12.2 per cent have depression, major study finds
Trump administration plans to allow universities to attract federal funding for students based not on the amount of time they spend studying but on measurements of their ability
Tsinghua provost urges researchers to take the risks required to achieve major breakthroughs
A few institutions in the western part of the country are embarking on a social-educational experiment
