Research

Christopher Newfield writes that higher ed has a better counternarrative to share.

The Carnegie classifications now require only two criteria for R-1 status: spend $50 million in annual research and award at least 70 research doctorates a year. A new designation also recognizes smaller colleges conducting research.

Research labs benefit if faculty are inclusive of students with disabilities, a group of scholars and students committed to inclusive lab practices write.

The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted.

The U.S. university-federal partnership is a miracle for global scientific progress. It must be protected, Mary Sue Coleman writes.

Federal officials said the change would save up to $4 billion. College leaders argue the cut will slow advances for millions of patients in need of critical breakthroughs.

Chad M. Topaz and Tyrone Bass suggest five steps researchers can take to make more inclusive choices when collecting and analyzing data.