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English Is Dominant Language of Science in Latin America
English overtakes Spanish and Portuguese, study finds.
Fake Peer Review?
Leading journal in robotics retracts six papers from Chinese academics after concluding the process had been subverted.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
Faculty leaders at the University of Tennessee call for reinstatement of professor acquitted in China Initiative case, and for policy changes for when the FBI comes calling about a professor again.
German Academics Consider Election’s Impact
A lack of attention in the campaign doesn’t mean there aren’t important issues.
In Early Days of Pandemic, Teaching Suffered
Global survey finds that although academics believe they met their objectives, students received a “lower-quality” education.
Oxford’s Vice Chancellor Seeks More ‘Ideological Diversity’
Universities are at risk of losing the argument over whether they are out of touch with society, she says.
British Universities Become ‘More British’
In wake of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, British students make up 89 percent of those at British universities.
Inside a North Korean University
An Australian graduate student writes about what it’s like to be one of the country’s few foreign students.