The wide-ranging regulation changes how colleges respond to reports of sexual misconduct, but most criticism focuses on provisions that expand protections to LGBTQ+ students. Read more

Children in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower earnings, according to research that blames failures to tackle the academic and social legacies of school closures during Covid. Read more

A proposed University of Minnesota policy would require scholars to obtain permission from Native American groups when doing research involving their cultures. Read more

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik’s testimony on Capitol Hill last week, followed by the arrest and suspension of over 100 pro-Palestine student demonstrators, has ignited a new wave of fiery campus protests across some of the country’s most reputable schools, including Yale, MIT and NYU. Read more

TikTok says it will challenge in court an "unconstitutional" law that could result in it being sold or banned in the United States. Read more

The updated regulation will require colleges and universities across the country to either raise staff salaries to $58,656 or grant them overtime pay by Jan. 1, 2025. Read more

Women expected to be ‘organisational team-players’ while male colleagues ‘allowed to pursue their individual career interests’ Read more

Authorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University cancels in-person classes Read more

Attorney generals for 17 Republican-led states have sued the Biden administration over its latest student loan debt forgiveness plan, arguing it does not have the authority to wipe out student loan debt for an estimated 30 million Americans. Read more

A slew of medical colleges have gone tuition-free in recent years. But experts say it’s not enough to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the medical field. Read more