Students fearful of taking trips home or travelling to international events in case they are left stranded amid Donald Trump’s latest crackdown Read more

A doctoral student at the University of Nebraska recently orchestrated a drag performance appropriating the Catholic Mass for the final recital of his musical degree. Read more

A bill that would allow Illinois community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in high-demand fields has been revived in the House. Read more

Trump’s reforms seek to impose political conformity on colleges. Read more

Perched high up in the Chilean Mountains is the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, home to the world’s largest digital camera. The James Webb telescope is providing never before seen insights into our Universe. This video is from Tech Now, the BBC’s flagship technology programme. Watch now

The National Science Foundation says major budget cuts, restructuring and priority changes are designed to build a more robust STEM workforce. But experts say the changes, which include axing education-related programs, will have the opposite effect. Read more

Around 2.6 million Californians were victims of “hate incidents” in one year, according to a survey by the University of California Los Angeles and the state. Read more

The Trump administration staged an unprecedented intervention in this year’s Fulbright selection process, rejecting finalists whose research deals with race, gender or climate change. Read more

The opening session of the world’s largest international-education conference had just begun on Tuesday morning when across the San Diego convention-center hall, Slack messages began to ping and alarmed emails thudded into inboxes. Read more

No education sector is limited to the kinds of credentials they award as schools—from K12 districts to four-year colleges and universities—broaden their efforts to swiftly upskill the emerging and mid-career workforce. Read more