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After Trump crackdown and Biden promise of clearer guidelines, lawmakers grow antsy about lack of progress

Funder’s director warns that disclosing records on information complaints could deter future reporting

The weaponisation of plagiarism allegations to remove Harvard’s president is no cause for celebration, says research fraudbuster David Sanders

The political maelstrom around US universities’ handling of pro-Palestinian protests reflects a right-wing campaign that is increasingly challenging higher education’s autonomy to determine its missions and run its affairs. Yet the sector appears to have no strategy to hold the line. Paul Basken reports

Grim earnings report after year of customer and political stress leaves top US online course provider teetering

At their university’s first-ever Republican conference, campus leaders stress their belonging and the importance of controlling academia’s agenda

Test of mentoring on thousands of students who left without degrees suggests that bureaucratic attitudes pose daunting barrier to key national policy goal

Sudden closure of University of New Hampshire’s Museum of Art shows how future of such facilities is tied to overall health of institution

ApplyBoard says approval rates will be a key factor in whether or not provinces with room to grow are able to reach allotted application cap 

Penn’s Michael Mann, long-time warrior against fossil fuel denialism, hopes jury repudiation of bloggers brings scientists some relief

Academic leaders should stay out of politics to encourage debate and promote expertise, says Daniel Diermeier

As the nation heads to 2024 elections, politicians expand the idea of setting aside science dollars for states – often conservative-leaning – that can’t win it on their own