On same day Atlanta newspaper exposes decades KKK influence on the culture and activities of Wesleyan College, the women's institution publicly apologizes and acknowledges its past for first time.

Academics need new protections so that they can challenge university governance, a University of California, Los Angeles professor has argued, following a series of incidents in the US where faculty have faced calls for their dismissal for questioning institutional policies they see as threatening free speech.

Facebook is launching a UK initiative to train and fund local organisations to combat extremism and hate speech.

Mcity will launch a driverless shuttle service on the University of Michigan’s North Campus beginning this fall.

Could King Arthur’s legendary round table provide the secret to university leadership? The head of what will be the UK’s first “greenfield” university in 40 years thinks so.

Professors are often lightning rods, but many see a new menace to academic freedom in recent physical threats against faculty members who speak out on race and other issues.

I was privileged to participate last week in the Corporate Eco Forum's annual confab — a remarkable event in which top sustainability professionals from our biggest and most forward-leaning corporations get together....

Scientists in Canada have launched what is set to become the world's largest study of the effects of lack of sleep on the brain.

Postdoctoral student Yang Jian wants to change the way people buy rice in China.

A UK-born vice-chancellor has said that he will be forced out of his job in Australia by new visa restrictions in the country.