The president of George Mason — and faculty leaders — may be punished for defending university policies. Read more

Two institutions enrol almost 40 per cent of all students from poorer regions as intake drops at other universities Read more

A former student is suing Springfield College for $500,000, alleging the school violated her civil rights and discriminated against her religious beliefs after she was required to observe an abortion procedure. Read more

The Trump administration announced it is investigating Duke University and the Duke Law Journal for allegedly using race-based discrimination to pick law journal members. Read more

How to teach undergraduates to tackle a dense academic paper in a manageable way. Read more

Astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father's telescope. Read more

Massive cuts to a federal health insurance program could impact the 3.4 million college students who rely on it. Read more

OpenAI builds tool to combat student reliance on AI answers, but insists that cheating requires ‘holistic’ approach from universities and tech firms Read more

An organization that was recently added to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s terror financier list due to its affiliation with Hamas has partnered with several Ivy League schools to push anti-Israel propaganda. Read more

Six views on how higher ed’s business model is cracking — and what to do about it. Read more