higher education

The world was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but researchers rose to all manner of challenges.

As the hiring season gets underway, academic listings are still way down from last year, but there are signs of the job market picking back up.

The school requires each student, faculty, and staff member to be tested twice per week and sends the results straight to their cell phones.

Following a string of outbreaks, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will move to an online-only semester.

Here’s how some researchers and educators are giving prospective students and the public a window into their labs.

Many colleges and universities across the US have lost millions of dollars in revenue due to COVID-19.

The public university system in California joins a number of colleges planning a virtual semester to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Graduate students and postdocs are left wondering about the implications for their academic careers.

Dozens of schools across 11 states have announced emergency policies to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

According to a new study, active participation in lab discussions from more senior lab members is positively linked to grad students’ abilities.

Funding cuts provoke concerns about job losses, cancelled research programs, and closed departments.

The National Labor Relations Board has gone back-and-forth on whether graduate students at private universities can form unions three times in the past 19 years.

Students, especially racial minorities, tend to perform worse when professors believe intelligence is fixed

All students’ tuition will be funded through its endowment.

Quentin Wheeler’s firing of department chairs earlier this year didn’t sit well with university faculty members.  

A provision to tax tuition waivers was dropped during the reconciliation process.

The proposal draws criticism from higher-education groups.

Some academics in the United Kingdom say they are considering leaving the country for greener pastures, as Britain’s exit from the European Union takes effect.

Mentoring is critical for students just beginning to learn the ropes of biomedical research.