US labour board moves to ban graduate teaching assistant unions Trump-dominated panel bolsters campuses that reject postgraduate unions By Paul Basken 25 June
US journalism schools search for answers in Trump era Tutors struggle to prepare reporters for public less interested in facts By Paul Basken 23 June
Big-name business schools ‘give students less teaching time’ Vast resources channelled into research, analysis of business schools finds By John Ross 21 June
US House backs increased funding for education and research Final budget, pending Senate and White House input, may be slightly less generous By Paul Basken 20 June
Latin America tipped as potential branch campus growth region US universities are opening outposts in the region to capitalise on untapped market and skirt barriers created by the Trump administration By Ellie Bothwell 20 June
Harvard coach house sale draws federal admissions probe Similar to broader scandal, case raises question of sports coach allegedly aiding applicants By Paul Basken 19 June
Harvard rescinds Parkland survivor’s place over racial slurs Rejected student had found fame advocating guns after his own school shooting By Paul Basken 18 June
US college vows to fight multimillion-dollar bakery settlement Oberlin ordered to pay $44 million (?35 million) after leading discredited boycott By Paul Basken 17 June
Bumper harvest for universities from sustainable farming boom US campuses expand courses to tap into passion for organic, small-scale agriculture By Jon Marcus 16 June
‘Fictitious’ patents misleading scientists, researchers warn Preliminary data show 99 out of 100 patents citing hypothetical examples did not make their prophetic nature clear By Rachael Pells 15 June
US pushes universities to reveal details of foreign funding Government reportedly suspects campuses are not fully transparent about global ties By Paul Basken 14 June
Public engagement ‘should be key part of promotion policies’ Liberal arts chief warns academics of cost of failing to serve local communities By Paul Basken 14 June