- Harvard weighs costs of standing up to president as other elite schools, such as Princeton, signal they won’t concede The day after the Trump administration announced a review of $9bn in federal contracts and grants with Harvard...
- My husband, David Taylor, who has died of cancer aged 78, missed out on a planned career in medicine but ended up making almost certainly a greater contribution to public health through research and policy development, latterly as...
- Louise Haigh calls for end to two-tier system over complaints of sexual misconduct or harassment Bosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or...
- Trustees aren’t academics – and they’re often political wolves in sheep’s clothing. We need reform to save the American university as we know it Late on Friday evening, the trustees of Columbia University announced that its interim...
- Administration accuses university of failing to protect students and plans to look into federal grants and contracts The Trump administration announced a review on Monday of $9bn in federal contracts and grants at Harvard University over...
- Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female Two academics behind a gender-critical film have taken legal action against their union, accusing it of discrimination and...
- Departures of Cemal Kafadar and Rosie Bsheer are seen by critics as ‘shameful attempt’ by school to appease Trump The leaders of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies are leaving their positions after the center faced...
- Daughter of deceased graduate gives clock part back to Gonville & Caius College – but minute hand still missing The hour hand of a university chapel clock that was taken in a student prank and replaced with a cardboard copy has been...
- White House detailed policy change in filing asking court to suspend appeal by group opposed to affirmative action The US Naval Academy has changed its policy and will no longer consider race as a factor when evaluating candidates to...
- State department shares new standard for denials based on social media posts, financial donations and memberships The United States has ordered consular offices to significantly expand their screening processes for student visa...
- Concerns grow as university becomes latest to capitulate to Trump’s anti-DEI demands Follow US politics live The University of Michigan has shuttered its flagship diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program and closed its corresponding...
- Vice-chancellor Sasha Roseneil accuses Office for Students of seeking to ‘persecute’ rather than solve problems The University of Sussex is taking legal action to overturn a record fine levied by England’s higher education regulator,...
- Jason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’ A Yale professor who studies fascism is leaving the US to work at a Canadian university because of the current US...
- Universities UK says ruling raises concerns about how to prevent harassment and hate speech on campus A landmark freedom of speech ruling against the University of Sussex that resulted in a fine in excess of half a million pounds has...
- Regulator accused of ‘perpetuating culture wars’ after case of Kathleen Stock, who faced protests for views on gender England’s university regulator has been accused of “perpetuating the culture wars” after fining the University of...
- A new study contradicts received wisdom about underachieving boys. But concerns backed up by evidence should be addressed New research showing that boys in English schools outperformed girls in maths and science tests offers a corrective...
- Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruited Laced with terms such as “censorship” and “political interference”, the Belgium-based jobs advert was far from typical. The...
- Whether forged in neighbourhoods, clubs or universities, cross-class links can boost social mobility and break down divides Social capital is a key concept in the social sciences and – even though most people don’t use the term – also in...
- Mass firings spark concern as department employees say cuts set stage for widespread fraud and abuse Hundreds of firings inside the federal government’s student aid department have sparked concern among workers and student loan...
- As measles sickens hundreds and health secretary RFK Jr spreads dubious information, experts sound the alarm As vaccine hesitancy increases in the US, isolated, tight-knit and religious communities have frequently been at the center of...
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