Canadian Tory leader’s election attack on academics raises alarm Lecturers’ union fears Andrew Scheer is portraying universities as left-wing ‘indoctrination centres’, with potentially damaging consequences By Paul Basken 20 September
Video: Brexit and Trump have ‘had an impact’ on Canada’s attractiveness Canada’s welcoming immigration policies and political turmoil elsewhere have enhanced an already diverse academic sector, says head of representative body 19 September
US university requires quarter of new students to begin abroad In move that leaves other institutions wary, Northeastern pushing new students to foreign posts By Paul Basken 18 September
Reclaiming public space is an essential part of scholar-activism Lennard Davis’ recent THE article was wrong to dismiss the utility of subversion, says David Palumbo-Liu By David Palumbo-Liu 18 September
White House plans campus talks to settle US research espionage rules Trump adviser plans multi-agency tour of universities confused by crackdown By Paul Basken 17 September
Rich likely to benefit from changes to US early admission rules Fighting what it sees as anticompetitive practices, Trump administration may harm universities and low-income students By Paul Basken 17 September
Felicity Huffman gets two-week jail term in admissions scandal Contrition helps actress who paid to get answers changed on her daughter's SAT By Paul Basken 16 September
Sciences in doubt as Ontario gets French-speaking campus Long-awaited francophone university in largest Canadian province to emphasise humanities By Paul Basken 16 September
MIT admits top leadership involved in accepting Epstein money As Harvard donates some Epstein money, MIT’s president concedes endorsing abusive financier By Paul Basken 13 September
How student debt shapes family life Caitlin Zaloom considers how we can prevent escalating fees from tying students to their parents well into adulthood By Caitlin Zaloom 12 September
World Academic Summit: constructive criticism ‘key to creativity’ Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ‘shitty job market’ By Ellie Bothwell 11 September
World Academic Summit: ‘embed ethics’ to stay relevant, universities told Harvard professor says universities must take on responsibility for morality in a post-institutional and post-religious world By Ellie Bothwell 11 September