How warming is profoundly changing a Great Northern wilderness
The abrupt change in direction of a Yukon river because of a rapidly melting glacier has attracted international attention.
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MPs back liberal visa regime to combat Brexit brain drain
The next UK government must move quickly to introduce a “more liberal” visa system for highly skilled academics to prevent a flight of researchers after Brexit, according to a committee of MPs.
Past as Prologue
Controversy over Alice Goffman's book lives on, with students at Pomona saying the sociologist's alleged racial insensitivities should disqualify her from a visiting professorship there.
Meet the woman who just made American space history
When Peggy Whitson woke up this morning, she broke a record: It's her 535th day in space.
White House blocks Flynn document request
The White House has told a US congressional committee it will not comply with a request to release files related to a controversial former aide.
U. of Tenn. workers, students protest outsourcing
More than 100 campus workers, students and faculty members gathered at the University of Tennessee on Monday afternoon to protest Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to outsource facilities maintenance work at public colleges and universities.
New scrutiny for Confucius Institutes
National Association of Scholars calls on universities to close their Confucius Institutes. Defenders say there's nothing sinister about the Chinese-backed centers.
Lord Lawson: loss of free speech in HE a ‘great problem’ of today
UK universities’ failure to safeguard freedom of speech is one of the “great problems of our time”, according to Lord Lawson of Blaby, the former chancellor of the Exchequer.
Is employee activism on sustainability nearing a tipping point?
A new survey shows that nearly two-thirds of those who work for large U.S. corporations want their employers to actively take on environmental and social issues. Full stop.
U.S. chief justice alarmed at Trump administration immigration case stance
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts took issue on Wednesday with the Trump administration's stance in an immigration case, saying it could make it too easy for the government to strip people of citizenship for lying about minor infractions.
