Jan. 11, 2019

The 40 leading universities are responsible for more than half of colleges’ R&D spending in the 2017 fiscal year.

An embarrassing series of cases shows the challenges that colleges face in meting out justice to students.

A serial entrepreneur and computer-science professor is helping scientists sift through an overload of information in the hope that they will achieve breakthrough discoveries.

Your college will live with the results for decades, so approach the project methodically and thoughtfully.

Michigan State University’s Lou Anna Simon faces charges tied to the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal that could send her to prison. For those on the campus, the prosecution engenders quiet shame and threatens to shake their faith in a beloved institution.

Wendy Raymond, dean of faculty at Davidson College, will lead Haverford. Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg will become chief academic officer at Texas Christian.

The attorney general of Michigan said in a scathing report that the former sports doctor’s continuing sexual abuse of hundreds of women was “a failure of people” seeking to safeguard the university’s reputation.

A new paper forecasts rising demand for “permanent supporting scientists,” who may be “relegated to a series of short-term postdoctoral contracts or other forms of contingent academic work.”

The president of the system, who leaves office in January, also reflected on the state of higher-ed governance and leadership.

The education secretary offered a broad policy blueprint that, for some officials, was welcome after nearly two years with little clear direction. How she will achieve her goals is another matter.

UCLA’s recent memo encouraging faculty members not to work with Elsevier sets a bad precedent.

Polling shows deep public skepticism about the purpose and value of higher education. But a majority of the people on colleges’ governing boards don’t acknowledge that attitude, a survey finds.

As members of America’s least-educated demographic group, they are dealing with family obligations, poverty, and inadequate preparation, among other obstacles to getting a degree.

“Transformative” teaching is exhausting. Here are some suggestions on how to lighten the load.

Whether you are a chair, a dean, or a provost, you will spend a lot of time repeating yourself.

For academic leaders — especially during a job search — transparency and honesty about your career must rule the day.

Scholars of all ages wrestle with feelings of “intellectual phoniness.” So how do you get over it?