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With universities stressing urgency, court to decide by mid-week on banning evictions

Universities plot targeted class structures to help avoid deportations

Upholding of immigration protections, after challenge led by University of California, means legal relief for about 200,000 students

Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion

US universities warn against punishment that goes beyond individual visas

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

Accusations that China is stealing virus research could harm US vaccine efforts and overseas enrolments, experts warn

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions

With August goal in mind, diagnostic development could get TV-based model

Universities warn of harm to victims and protest the quick implementation of controversial new measures

With presidential elections looming, institutions are finding success from incorporating voter aid into campus operations

President, lawmakers allocate money then accuse Harvard and others of taking it

Democratic frontrunner raises fear among private colleges after taking on Bernie Sanders¡¯ plan

Campuses see economic woes mounting, but full assault on Covid-19 more urgent

After months of angry vows from the president, formal proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary

Ivy League institutions cited as US ramps up ÖйúAƬ offensive

While xenophobes get headlines, conservative students show political flexibility

In an era of anti-expert populism, it is more important than ever to stand up for scientific truth. But it is also harder, coming with a high risk of personal attack. Anna McKie speaks to those who have paid a high price for their advocacy, and draws out the lessons for those who want to take up the cause

Rachel Kyte¡¯s previous roles in supra-national bodies make the new dean of Tufts University¡¯s Fletcher School of international relations determined to see the academy play its part in rescuing multilateralism and addressing climate change, writes John Gill

Pro-Palestine group brands order a ¡®dangerous, authoritarian attempt to silence student activism¡¯

Senate passing of bill on funding for minority colleges adds requirement on sharing tax data

Academics to try aiding US president with record of cutting expert advisers

US president¡¯s visit shows heavy reliance of struggling minority campuses on federal power

Repository of research findings to help social scientists see ¡®what we¡¯re actually grappling with¡¯

Weeks after Trump vow to strengthen HBCUs, key Republican senator causes row by tying funding to wider HE legislation

University study centre ¡®positive¡¯ on Islam but not Christianity, objects senior Department of Education official

Trump adviser plans multi-agency tour of universities confused by crackdown

Critical thinking is not enough. Students must be taught dynamics of social media, say Darren Linvill and Patrick Warren

Poland¡¯s underperforming university system raises hard questions for those who advocate academic self-government over ¡®managerialism¡¯ 

Decades of racial division hindering academia¡¯s ability to alleviate poverty

US president¡¯s agitations seen as having political rather than practical goals

Law dean calls Amy Wax¡¯s views ¡®repugnant¡¯ but does not answer demands for her removal

Minority institutions wary of big candidate promises to lavish them with support

Situation is ¡®driving anxiety and fear on our campuses¡¯, Lawrence Bacow warns top officials

University of Alaska cuts are just the latest example of what is probably the new normal in US political culture, says Ben Trachtenberg

Widespread talk of free college may give way to tougher institutional measures, conference hears

Despite win, academic acknowledges critics of tactic of rapid-fire attacks on president

Daughter of academic immigrants has plenty of history on ÖйúAƬ policies

Tutors struggle to prepare reporters for public less interested in facts

¡®Real-time¡¯ data from recruiter¡¯s website shows ¡®travel ban¡¯ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told

Despite broad differences with president, long-shot candidate Bill Weld demonstrates how ¡®belief in markets is bred in the bone¡¯

As public debate grows crude, University of Miami¡¯s Julio Frenk pushes faculty to emphasise thoughtful alternatives

Edict reveals limited levers available to US president

US president¡¯s vow to tie research funds to unfettered campus debate is short on details and advocates

The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience

Robert Zimmer explains why the US president¡¯s threat to deny federal funds to colleges that fail to protect free speech is a bad idea

President issues threat to universities¡¯ federal funding in major speech

American Association for the Advancement of Science accompanied by global efforts to better inform policymaking

Rebekah Tromble and Patricia Rossini feared for their safety when the conservative online world turned against them last summer

Liberal arts professor Dan Mathewson uses his wrestling alter ego to explore the politics of the working-class American South

Automatic green cards for international PhD graduates at US universities could restore America¡¯s ¡®competitive advantage¡¯, says Robert Zimmer

US administration portrays campaign as matter of fairness and equity

Agencies including the National Science Foundation are without funding

University leaders are increasingly expected to communicate directly with staff and students, often on controversial topics ¨C how should they handle this tricky task?

Voters back increases in university spending in series of local ballots

Academics express anxiety about ultimate reach of proposed policy tying gender to birth

After a rare, chance encounter with an enthusiast for one of his books, Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto reflects on why so few academics gain any sort of celebrity 

Donald Trump¡¯s election prompted US scientific leaders to get more of their own into public office. However, as the midterm elections loom, progress on bringing analytical skills into the political arena looks like being very slow, writes Paul Basken

Frances Arnold says she feels ¡®deeply distressed¡¯ by public mistrust of science