Kansas chemist gets final acquittal in China ties case Five years after arrest in Trump crackdown, Chinese-born Franklin Feng Tao gets vindication – and wants his job back By Paul Basken 16 July
Florida A&M president resigns after fundraising row Head of prominent public historically black institution troubled by programme performance and commencement slot for hemp farmer turned donor By Paul Basken 15 July
US universities fear ‘ghosting’ by international students Rising number of applicants from abroad secure visas but don’t show up at campuses By Paul Basken 15 July
How Walmart founders’ donation bankrolled US private school push University of Arkansas’ decades-old gift traced to raft of disputed research now playing key political role By Paul Basken 13 July
California campus president quits in protest fallout Tom Jackson resigns at Cal Poly Humboldt after ordering police raid on student demonstrators, amid nationwide pushback against hardline responses By Paul Basken 12 July
Professor vows to fail students for recording her classes UCLA lecturer says ban necessary due to fears that those discussing contentious issues may face repercussions By Ryan Quinn for Inside Higher Ed 11 July
Dartmouth suspends Greek houses after student’s death Body found in river after gathering of a fraternity and a sorority that both had histories of alcohol-related violations By Paul Basken 11 July
Cynthia Teniente-Matson on running 'Silicon Valley's university' The president of San José State University on harnessing location to build partnerships, the importance of representation and why she isn’t a ‘traditional academic’ By Rosa Ellis 10 July
Columbia removes three administrators in texting scandal Ivy League campus, however, keeps in place the dean who also participated, boosting concerns about its sincerity amid sustained political threat By Paul Basken 9 July
Could Donald Trump close the US Department of Education? Republican nominee promises to end department in second term, though experts see underlying details as the more threatening aspects By Paul Basken 9 July
US sociologists ‘ignoring’ climate change in research Planetary warming shown to attract very few of the subject’s scholarly articles, conference sessions and course listings By Paul Basken 9 July
Bloomberg billion makes Johns Hopkins medical school free to most Latest gift brings tycoon’s total gifts to alma mater to about $4.6 billion By Paul Basken 8 July
